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scrump⋅tious

  [skruhmp-shuhs]
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–adjective
very pleasing, esp. to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
Origin:
1820–30; perh. alter. of sumptuous

Related forms:
scrump⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
scrump⋅tious⋅ness, noun
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scrump·tious   (skrŭmp'shəs)   
adj.  Splendid; delectable: "Normandy . . . where the bosky landscape is enchanting [and the pen] inadequate to describe the scrumptious food and wine" (Daily Telegraph). See Synonyms at delicious.

[Perhaps alteration of sumptuous.]
scrump'tious·ly adv., scrump'tious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
scrumptious [ˈskrəmpʃəs]

  1. mod.
    excellent; tasty. : Who makes the most scrumptious chocolate chip cookies in the world—besides me, that is?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

scrumptious 
1836, probably a colloquial alteration of sumptuous (q.v.). Originally "stylish, splendid;" sense of "delicious" is from 1881.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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