Word
scrumptious
Phoneticsscrump·tious
UK/skɹˈʌmpʃəs/
Definition
adj. tasting extremely good and enjoyable to eat. You use it when food is so tasty you want more.
adj. extremely tasty and appealing to the senses, especially regarding food. Often used as an intensified synonym for delicious.
Examples
“This chocolate cake is scrumptious and soft.”
“We ordered scrumptious tacos from the new truck and ate them in the park.”
“The bakery downstairs sells scrumptious almond croissants that fill the whole stairwell with warm butter and sugar.”
Examples
simple
“This chocolate cake is scrumptious and soft.”
contextual
“We ordered scrumptious tacos from the new truck and ate them in the park.”
complex
“The bakery downstairs sells scrumptious almond croissants that fill the whole stairwell with warm butter and sugar.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “scrumptious” in context.
Verb
01. look scrumptious
“All the cakes in the bakery window look scrumptious.”
verb + adj
02. smell scrumptious
“The garlic bread smells scrumptious straight from the oven.”
verb + adj
Adjective
03. absolutely scrumptious
“The dark chocolate brownies were absolutely scrumptious with vanilla ice cream.”
adv + adj
04. really scrumptious
“Mum's apple pie is really scrumptious when it's still warm.”
adv + adj
Noun
05. scrumptious cake
“He baked a scrumptious cake for my birthday party.”
adj + noun
06. scrumptious dessert
“She made a scrumptious dessert with strawberries and cream.”
adj + noun
07. scrumptious meal
“We enjoyed a scrumptious meal at the beachside restaurant.”
adj + noun
08. scrumptious treat
“These honey cookies are a scrumptious treat after dinner.”
adj + noun
09. a scrumptious home-cooked meal
“Nothing beats a scrumptious home-cooked meal after a long day.”
10. a truly scrumptious dessert
“The lemon tart was a truly scrumptious dessert.”
11. look absolutely scrumptious
“The roast vegetables look absolutely scrumptious in that photo.”
12. serve something scrumptious
“They always serve something scrumptious at family gatherings.”
Usage
Typically placed before the noun it modifies or after linking verbs like 'be', 'taste', and 'smell'.
Real-World Examples
“Cicheti range from sublime little sandwiches to scrumptious seafood morsels speared on toothpicks.” “Straightforward yet scrumptious, the soup was traditionally made with two simple ingredients: milk and bread.” “We've broken everything you need to know about the most special and scrumptious 'quesos' from every corner of Spain.” 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”). 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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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