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- 1. (of food) extremely tasty; delicious: informal "a scrumptious chocolate tart"
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SCRUMPTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of scrumptious in English. scrumptious. adjective. uk / ˈskrʌmp.ʃəs / us / ˈskrʌmp.ʃəs / (UK informal scrummy) Add to word list. tasting extremely good: scrumptious cakes. Synonyms. delectable. delicious. luscious (TASTY) tasty (FOOD) toothsome.
First appearing in English in the early 1800s, scrumptious is a mouth-watering word that is used to describe things delightful and delectable. It may have originated as an alteration of sumptuous, carrying the elegant connotations of its parent, though this is not certain.
Something scrumptious is delightfully appetizing. We usually use it to talk about delicious food, but if your little cousin is so cute you want to eat her up, then she's scrumptious too. Remember that scrumptious has a "p" after the "m," even though you often can't hear it when the word is spoken.
Scrumptious definition: very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable. See examples of SCRUMPTIOUS used in a sentence.
scrumptious. adjective. us / ˈskrʌmp.ʃəs / uk / ˈskrʌmp.ʃəs / (UK informal scrummy) Add to word list. tasting extremely good: scrumptious cakes. Synonyms. delectable. delicious. luscious (TASTY) tasty (FOOD) toothsome. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pleasant to eat or drink. ambrosial. appetizingly. cooked/done to a turn idiom. juicy.
Definition of 'scrumptious' Word Frequency. scrumptious. (skrʌmpʃəs ) adjective. If you describe food as scrumptious, you mean that it tastes extremely good. [informal] ...a scrumptious apple pie. Synonyms: delicious, delectable, inviting, magnificent More Synonyms of scrumptious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of scrumptious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define scrumptious. scrumptious synonyms, scrumptious pronunciation, scrumptious translation, English dictionary definition of scrumptious. adj. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delectable. See Synonyms at delicious. scrump′tious·ly adv. scrump′tious·ness n.
Very pleasing, attractive, etc., esp. to the taste; delicious. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: luscious. delicious. delectable. toothsome. yummy. pleasant-tasting. elegant. delightful. (slang) fine. tasty. heavenly. appetizing. particular. fastidious. succulent. Antonyms: unappetizing. untasty. unpalatable. inedible.
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