scrumptious

[ skruhmp-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable:a scrumptious casserole;a scrumptious satin gown.

Origin of scrumptious

1
First recorded in 1820–30; perhaps alteration of sumptuous

Other words from scrumptious

  • scrump·tious·ly, adverb
  • scrump·tious·ness, noun

Words Nearby scrumptious

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How to use scrumptious in a sentence

  • It is filled with whipped cream and coconut, and is simply scrumptious.

    What to Eat: Easter | Cookstr.com | March 30, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • You can think of scrumptious things when you try, and we can get ahead of the girls easily if we have you.

    The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
  • Sometimes I thinks it would be some scrumptious to know a little gal waitin' fer me somewhere.

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • There are a lot of nice girls in school and we had scrumptious fun playing at dinnertime.

    Anne Of Green Gables | Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • "And it certainly looks perfectly scrumptious," decided Ethel Blue with her head on one side admiringly.

    Ethel Morton at Chautauqua | Mabell S. C. Smith
  • I deon't look quite so scrumptious as the rest o 'em, p'r'aps, but I'm one of the scholars here.

British Dictionary definitions for scrumptious

scrumptious

/ (ˈskrʌmpʃəs) /


adjective
  1. informal very pleasing; delicious

Origin of scrumptious

1
C19: probably changed from sumptuous

Derived forms of scrumptious

  • scrumptiously, adverb
  • scrumptiousness, noun

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