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scrumptious

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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.
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