as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
baked a scrumptious chocolate cake
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Recent Examples of scrumptious
The scones here are particularly scrumptious (try the apricot), but make sure to leave room for some of those airy earl grey cream puffs and a sweet berry tea called Blueberry Merlot.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
So easy to make and just scrumptious.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Lola is the National’s scrumptious dining spot, often with live music and a fabulous drag brunch show on select Saturdays.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
His eight-course menu was off-the-scale scrumptious, and made all the more so by eating it inside the single-story, simple crofter’s farmhouse, carpeted with straw, and lit with tea lights and candles in wall nooks.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
So easy to make and just scrumptious.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Lola is the National’s scrumptious dining spot, often with live music and a fabulous drag brunch show on select Saturdays.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
His eight-course menu was off-the-scale scrumptious, and made all the more so by eating it inside the single-story, simple crofter’s farmhouse, carpeted with straw, and lit with tea lights and candles in wall nooks.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrumptious
delicious
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Some even suggested delicious baking uses for the new treats.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Includes gardening tips to grow perfect perennials and chiles for every palate, plus articles on delicious Ukrainian food dishes and Christmas family traditions, banana recipe contest winners and practical life advice.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Scrumptious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrumptious. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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