Is Scrumptious a real word?
First appearing in English in 1830, “scrumptious” is a mouth-watering word that is used to describe what is delightful and delectable. It probably originated as an alteration of “sumptuous,” and it carries the elegant and wonderful connotations of its parent.
How do you spell scrumptious delicious?
scrumptious
- scrump·tious. (skrŭmp′shəs) adj. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delectable. See Synonyms at delicious.
- scrumptious. (ˈskrʌmpʃəs) adj. informal very pleasing; delicious. [C19: probably changed from sumptuous]
- scrump•tious. (ˈskrʌmp ʃəs) adj. extremely pleasing, esp. to the taste; delectable. [1820–30; perhaps alter.
What is scrumptious food?
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.