as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
baked a scrumptious chocolate cake
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Recent Examples of scrumptious
These products are scrumptious food for both mildew and algae.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
This scrumptious dish has a velvety sauce that is packed with flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
This celebration offers symbolic and scrumptious sufganiyot or jelly doughnuts and potato latkes (pancakes) traditionally fried in oil and topped with chunky applesauce or sour cream.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Packaged in a giftable blue box, the scrumptious-smelling votives have a six-hour burn time and will make any space feel as warm and inviting as the popular bakery.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
This scrumptious dish has a velvety sauce that is packed with flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
This celebration offers symbolic and scrumptious sufganiyot or jelly doughnuts and potato latkes (pancakes) traditionally fried in oil and topped with chunky applesauce or sour cream.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Packaged in a giftable blue box, the scrumptious-smelling votives have a six-hour burn time and will make any space feel as warm and inviting as the popular bakery.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrumptious
delicious
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And a recent trip to Costco had the perfect restaurant copycat product to kick things off in delicious, budget-friendly style.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Today, visitors can still tour its founding castle and its Museum of Arms, stroll its cobblestone streets, and duck into its delicious restaurants serving traditional meals.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Scrumptious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrumptious. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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