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scrumptious

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/
  • General-American: /ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of food: delectable, delicious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • What a scrumptious treat!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delicious, delish, exquisite, finger-lickin' good, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, gustful, lekker, lickerish, lip-smacking, luscious, moreish, mouthwatering, nummy, ono, palatable, sapid, savory, scrummy, tasteful, tasty, toothful, toothsome, yummy

Antonyms: unscrumptious

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Fastidious, picky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, obsolete, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Very small; tiny.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, obsolete, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, toothsome, yummy

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: lekker — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Finnish: herkullinen — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • French: délicieux — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • French: succulent — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • German: delikat — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • German: lecker — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Hungarian: finom — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Hungarian: ízletes — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Macedonian: пре́красен (prékrasen) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Macedonian: вку́сен (vkúsen) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Māori: hāhā — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Māori: kakato — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Māori: makue — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Māori: whakawaiwai — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Navajo: ayóo áhálniih — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Persian: خوشمزه (xoš-maze) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Plautdietsch: scheenschmakjent — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Romanian: delicios — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Romanian: gustos — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Russian: изы́сканный (izýskannyj) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Russian: великоле́пный (velikolépnyj) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Russian: восхити́тельный (vosxitítelʹnyj) — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: delikat — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: läcker — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: utsökt — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: smarrig — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: smaskens — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious
  • Swedish: mumsig — of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious