scrumptious

[skruhmp-shuhs] Example Sentences Origin

scrump·tious

[skruhmp-shuhs]
adjective
very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.

Origin:
1820–30; perhaps alteration of sumptuous

scrump·tious·ly, adverb
scrump·tious·ness, noun
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Scrumptious is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example Sentences
  • No beef tendons but the chicken feet looked scrumptious.
  • Sit on a blanket with your family and a scrumptious picnic and watch hundreds of hot-air balloons race into the sky.
  • The people are truly extraordinary and the cuisine is scrumptious.
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scrumptious (ˈskrʌmpʃəs)
 
adj
informal very pleasing; delicious
 
[C19: probably changed from sumptuous]
 
'scrumptiously
 
adv
 
'scrumptiousness
 
n

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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.
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scrumptious definition

[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.
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