scrumptious

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adjective scrump·tious \ ˈskrəm(p)-shəs \

Definition of scrumptious

:delightful, excellent; especially :delicious

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scrumptiously

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Examples of scrumptious in a Sentence

baked a scrumptious chocolate cake

Recent Examples of scrumptious from the Web

Although to be fair, my place is more like staying at your family's weekend home on a goose farm—with a quirky aunt who lives in the barn loft and stocks the kitchen with scrumptious foods and local wine and then leaves you alone.

— connie cunningham as told to julekha dash, Country Living, "I Hated Bed and Breakfasts, So I Decided to Open My Own," 23 Aug. 2017
The Cafe Budapest will feature scrumptious tortes, pastries, and espresso coffee.

— shirley macfarland, cleveland.com, "Traditional Hungarian food and music abound at Hungarian Scout Festival : Talk of the Towns," 17 Aug. 2017
Picking a favorite color from the collection is like trying to choose between merlot, rosé, and prosecco — which is to say, impossible — because each is scrumptious and perfect for (almost) any occasion.

— sophie wirt, Allure, "Charlotte Tilbury's New Liquid Lipsticks Are Every Starlet's Hollywood Dream Come True," 10 Aug. 2017
The peanut fluffernutter pie was down-to-earth and scrumptious.

— suzanne loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, "South Baltimore's Minnow restaurant can swim with the big fish," 29 June 2017
Three, reduce oven temperature by 25 degrees because honey and maple syrup can cause baked goods to darken faster. Favorites Turn the tables on Mom and bake her something scrumptious for Mother’s Day.

— cathy thomas, Orange County Register, "Turn the tables on Mom and bake her something on Mother’s Day," 22 June 2017
The red and white sangria with generous floating fruit is smooth and refreshing, the spring sweet pea smoothly blended soup and entrees such as succulent sea scallops are scrumptious.

— philip potempa, chicagotribune.com, "Oak Brook: Perfect place for date night with theater and dining," 22 June 2017
Although Boston is renowned for its scrumptious seafood, residents flock to the city’s many taco restaurants for a meal that is both delectable and affordable.

— roger sands, Fox News, "Visiting New York or Las Vegas? How to save money in top tourist cities," 5 June 2017
Warm crimini and morel mushrooms were salty, garlicky, and scrumptious, especially mixed with an order of coconut sticky rice.

— carolyn kormann, The New Yorker, "abcV’s Plant-Based Intelligence," 29 May 2017

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Did You Know?

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. (Sumptuous derives via Middle English from the Latin verb sumere, meaning "to take or spend.") British author Roald Dahl had some fun with "scrumptious," and created a delightful coinage, when he inserted the infix "-diddly-" into the word to make "scrumdiddlyumptious," the word that chocolate magnate Willy Wonka uses to name his best-selling treats in his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964).