scrumptious

American  

[skruhmp-shuhs] / ˈskrʌmp ʃəs /

adjective

1. very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable.

   a scrumptious casserole;

   a scrumptious satin gown.

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scrumptious British  

/ ˈskrʌmpʃəs /

adjective

1. informal very pleasing; delicious

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Other Word Forms

• scrumptiously adverb
• scrumptiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of scrumptious

First recorded in 1820–30; perhaps alteration of sumptuous

Example Sentences

There’s much that’s scrumptious in this short tale, including the classic words of Gould’s partner “Diamond Jim” Fisk, who said of gold, “sell it short and invite me to your funeral.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Elsewhere we learn that, during the 1978 coup d’état, the hotel’s chefs “whipped up special dishes, turning tender steaks and scrumptious cakes into weapons of distraction.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Her prey was not herring, but dinner: a nice halibut, a tasty haddock, or even a scrumptious sole would do.

From Literature

Some cried out against the baroness’s words, while others agreed with Lady Constance, for truly, the cake had been scrumptious, and there was hardly a speck of it left on anyone’s plate.

From Literature

Nowadays, of course, “alma mater” is what people call the place where they went to school and, one hopes, were fed countless yummy bites of knowledge from a vast and scrumptious buffet of education.

From Literature