Meaning of 旨い in Japanese

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Definition of 旨い

  1. (adj-i) skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful

    「時間通りに、自分の教室に旨く行き着くことができる」と彼は考えた。
    "I can make it to my class on time," he thought.

  2. delicious; appetizing; appetising

    あそこの食べ物はうまいし値段も安いが、地の利が悪いのが難点だね。
    That place's food is great and their prices are good but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.

  3. fortunate; splendid; promising

    それはあまりにもうますぎる話だ。
    That's too good a story to be true.

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