scrumptious

scrump·tious
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UK/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/US/ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/

adjective

Of food: delectable, delicious.

“What a scrumptious treat!”

Similar
ambrosialappetizingdaintydelectabledeliciousdelishexquisitefinger-lickin' good
Opposite
unscrumptious
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Meanings

adjectivescrumptious (comparative more scrumptious, superlative most scrumptious)

comparative more scrumptious · superlative most scrumptious

  1. informalOf food: delectable, delicious.

    What a scrumptious treat!

    Synonyms: ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delicious, delish, exquisite, finger-lickin' good · Antonyms: unscrumptious

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

    […] I came here to have a wink at the fash'nables—hang me, if ever I see such a scrumptious lot.

    1865, George Meredith, “The Melting of the Thousand”, in Rhoda Fleming. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 262
    1 more example

    Barbara Cartland scratched out this trusty 19th-century romancer concerning the scrumptious Serena Staverly (Diana Rigg), who has the dreadful misfortune to be lost in a game of cards to the flint-hearted Lord Justin.

    1989 March 6, The Sydney Morning Herald, page 8S, column 1
  3. informalobsoleterareFastidious, picky.
  4. informalobsoleterareVery small; tiny.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf food: delectable, delicious.

Similar
ambrosialappetizingdaintydelectabledeliciousdelishexquisitefinger-lickin' goodflavorfulflavorousflavorsomegustfullekkerlickerishlip-smackinglusciousmoreishmouthwateringnummyono
Opposite
unscrumptious

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveextremely pleasing to the sense of taste

Similar
delectabledeliciouslusciouspleasant-tastingtoothsomeyummytasty
Also see
delectabledelicioushyperpalatablelusciousnicesuperdelicioustoothsomeyummy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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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Translations

Dutch lekker
  • lekkerof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Finnish herkullinen
  • herkullinenof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
French délicieux, succulent
  • délicieuxof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • succulentof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
German delikat, lecker
  • delikatof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • leckerof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Hungarian finom, ízletes
  • finomof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • ízletesof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Māori hāhā, kakato
  • hāhāof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • kakatoof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • makueof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • whakawaiwaiof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Persian خوشمزه
  • خوشمزه (xoš-maze)of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Romanian delicios, gustos
  • deliciosof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • gustosof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Russian изы́сканный, великоле́пный
  • изы́сканный (izýskannyj)of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • великоле́пный (velikolépnyj)of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • восхити́тельный (vosxitítelʹnyj)of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Swedish delikat, läcker
  • delikatof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • läckerof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • utsöktof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • smarrigof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • smaskensof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • mumsigof food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
Cite this entry
APA

scrumptious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrumptious

MLA

“scrumptious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrumptious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrumptious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrumptious.

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