scrumptious

17 3.7

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

adjective
/ˈskrʌmpʃəs/

: delicioso

This cake is just scrumptious.

Examples

I can't wait to try the scrumptious dessert at that new bakery.
Thank you so much for the scrumptious lunch.

Mame (1974)
Today I made something especially scrumptious.

Epic Movie (2007)
I am not thinking just about the scrumptious Thanksgiving dinner.

Blog text (15)
All your cupcakes look scrumptious, and I am sure they taste great too!

Blog text (2)
That looks scrumptious.

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Our Thursday Fun Night will be a scrumptious colonial-style buffet dinner in an outside enclosed courtyard.

Academic text (1995)
Someone somewhere was cooking up the most scrumptious and chocolaty batch of pudding she'd ever smelled.

Fiction book (1990)
Dinner includes BBQ ribs, oven-roasted chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and scrumptious strawberry shortcake.

Blog text (11)
The chef prepared a scrumptious meal that delighted all the guests.

Synonyms

delicious

vsscrumptious

419 1.0

Very pleasant to taste

is the everyday way to name very pleasing taste

delightful

vsscrumptious

202 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

focuses specifically on very strong taste pleasure

tasty

vsscrumptious

175 1.0

Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy

implies stronger, more emphatic delight in taste

yummy

vsscrumptious

Informal

106 6.1

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

is the more neutral, less playful expression of great taste

flavorful

vsscrumptious

18 2.3

Having a strong, pleasant taste

speaks more to overall delight in taste rather than distinctiveness

luscious

vsscrumptious

14 4.3

Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant

is a broader label for strong taste pleasure without sensual nuance

delectable

vsscrumptious

12 5.1

Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink

is the general name for extreme pleasure in taste

delish

vsscrumptious

Informal

6 8.8

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

is more neutral and descriptive about strong taste pleasure

mouthwatering

vsscrumptious

4 3.2

So good in smell or look that you want to eat it

centres on direct taste pleasure rather than visual or olfactory appeal

toothsome

vsscrumptious

Archaic

1 7.2

Tasty and pleasant to eat

focuses more on the peak pleasure of tasting rather than general appeal

flavorsome

vsscrumptious

1 4.3

Having a strong and pleasant taste

is the general label for great taste without stressing fullness

rich and hearty

vsscrumptious

1 3.2

Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling

is about strong taste pleasure generally, not about substance or heartiness

scrummy and delicious

vsscrumptious

7.1

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

is the standard term for strong taste pleasure rather than playful praise

nectarous

vsscrumptious

Literature

8.4

Very sweet and nice to taste and smell

covers strong taste pleasure more generally, not only sweet scents

ginormously delicious

vsscrumptious

Informal

8.2

Tastes very good and makes you want more

is the regular term for true extreme taste without exaggeration

racy

vsscrumptious

7.3

Has a strong, full taste

focuses on overall extreme taste pleasure rather than richness alone

simply sinful

vsscrumptious

Informal

5.6

Tastes very rich and is almost too good to resist

is a straightforward term for extreme taste without moral overtones

pleasant-tasting

vsscrumptious

3.0

A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy

expresses much stronger and more enthusiastic taste pleasure

delicioso

vsscrumptious

Informal

6.3

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

is the common expression for intense taste pleasure rather than a loan form

appetible

vsscrumptious

Archaic

9.9

Having a good taste that makes you want to eat it

refers specifically to the high pleasure of tasting rather than appetite alone

Antonyms

disgusting

531 1.3

Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick

inedible

11 4.5

Not safe to eat because it can make you sick

unappetizing

4 4.8

Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it

How Delicious

heavenly

29 3.4

scrumptious

17 3.7

mouthwatering

4 3.2

delicious

419 1.0

tasty

175 1.0

Surface Forms

scrumptious positive

scrumptier comparative

scrumptiest superlative

Morphology

scrumptious = scrummy (transparent) = scrummy + ous

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ous' to the informal adjective 'scrummy', preserving the meaning 'delicious'.

Etymology

Scrumptious probably grew from a fun form of sumptuous, which means 'rich' or 'luxurious', so it came to mean food that is very tasty and delicious. Some people also connect it to scrump, which meant 'to steal' fruit, a helpful picture for food you want to sneak another bite of.