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

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 • Nov. 20, 2025

Mikel Kruger-Johnsen scooped in a scrumptious second, but the two goals the 19-year-old sandwiched were not so unstoppable.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

A well-tuned ensemble found the comic joy and slathered it around like scrumptious barbecue sauce as questions about fate, family duty and moral choice were hotly debated.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

Knowing that my baby’s first cry would reverberate through the world before noon was strange and scrumptious.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

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

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood