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scrumptious

/ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
scrump-tious
IPA
/ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of food: delectable, delicious.

Informal

adj

Of a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat.

Informal

adj

Fastidious, picky.

Informal; Obsolete

adj

Very small; tiny.

Informal; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, little bit, scrap”). If that hypothesis is true, then scrumpy may be related, via roots referring to little amounts. Douglas Harper instead derives the word from sumptuous. As the early cites in British English have a clearly different sense from the early cites in American English, only to merge together later, it may be that there were originally two unrelated words.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/
  • British English: /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scrumptious (comparative) most scrumptious (superlative)

Derived Forms

delumptious plumptious scrumdiddlyumptious scrummy scrumplicious scrumptiously scrumptiousness scrumtrulescent unscrumptious yumptious

Frequently Paired Words

appetizing sumptuous tasty tempting

Synonyms

ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delicious delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful

Antonyms

unscrumptious

Questions

How do you pronounce scrumptious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/.
What does scrumptious mean?
Of food: delectable, delicious.
Where does scrumptious come from?
Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, little bit, scrap”). If that hypothesis is true, then scrumpy may be related, via roots referring to little amounts. Douglas Harper instead derives the word from sumptuous. As the early cites in British English have a clearly different sense from the early cites in American English, only to merge together later, it may be that there were originally two unrelated words.

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