"scrumptious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrumptious.wav Forms: more scrumptious [comparative], most scrumptious [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|scrimp|ious|pos2=suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)|t1=to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal}} 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)) Head templates: {{en-adj}} scrumptious (comparative more scrumptious, superlative most scrumptious), {{term-label|en|originally|US|informal}} (originally US, informal)
  1. Of food: delectable, delicious. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Taste Synonyms: delicious Translations (of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious): lekker (Dutch), herkullinen (Finnish), délicieux (French), succulent (French), delikat (German), lecker (German), finom (Hungarian), ízletes (Hungarian), пре́красен (prékrasen) (Macedonian), вку́сен (vkúsen) (Macedonian), hāhā (Maori), kakato (Maori), makue (Maori), whakawaiwai (Maori), ayóó áhálniih (Navajo), خوشمزه (xoš-maze) (Persian), scheenschmakjent (Plautdietsch), delicios (Romanian), gustos (Romanian), изы́сканный (izýskannyj) [masculine] (Russian), великоле́пный (velikolépnyj) [masculine] (Russian), восхити́тельный (vosxitítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), delikat (Swedish), läcker (Swedish), utsökt (Swedish), smarrig (Swedish), smaskens (Swedish), mumsig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-scrumptious-en-adj-pk~aw5Up Disambiguation of Taste: 64 11 22 2 Disambiguation of 'of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious': 67 23 8 2
  2. Of a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-scrumptious-en-adj-jehPXSTG Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 42 52 3
  3. (obsolete, rare)
    Fastidious, picky.
    Tags: informal, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-scrumptious-en-adj-5qv2W2Lv Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of American English: 16 25 43 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 66 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 2 16 80 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 42 52 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 35 60 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 27 70 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 19 76 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 16 73 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 21 68 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 21 68 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 29 62 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 31 60 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 13 76 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 2 20 77 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 6 29 62 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 16 83 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 16 73 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 18 78 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 13 77 4
  4. (obsolete, rare)
    Very small; tiny.
    Tags: informal, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-scrumptious-en-adj-G4IG3St2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plumptious, scrumdiddlyumptious, scrummy, scrumptiously, scrumptiousness, scrumtrulescent [possibly], unscrumptious, yumptious
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  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more scrumptious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most scrumptious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "scrumptious (comparative more scrumptious, superlative most scrumptious)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "originally",
        "3": "US",
        "4": "informal"
      },
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      "name": "term-label"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "scrump‧tious"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unscrumptious"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What a scrumptious treat!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of food: delectable, delicious."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "delectable",
          "delectable"
        ],
        [
          "delicious",
          "delicious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delicious"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1865, George Meredith, “The Melting of the Thousand”, in Rhoda Fleming. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 262:",
          "text": "[…] I came here to have a wink at the fash'nables—hang me, if ever I see such a scrumptious lot.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989 March 6, The Sydney Morning Herald, page 8S, column 1:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "wonderful",
          "wonderful"
        ],
        [
          "aesthetically",
          "aesthetically"
        ],
        [
          "pleasing",
          "pleasing#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "attractive",
          "attractive"
        ],
        [
          "good enough to eat",
          "good enough to eat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fastidious, picky."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Fastidious",
          "fastidious"
        ],
        [
          "picky",
          "picky#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, rare)",
        "Fastidious, picky."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very small; tiny."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, rare)",
        "Very small; tiny."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "lekker"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "herkullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "délicieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "succulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "delikat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "lecker"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "finom"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "ízletes"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prékrasen",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "пре́красен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vkúsen",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "вку́сен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "hāhā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "kakato"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "makue"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "whakawaiwai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "ayóó áhálniih"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xoš-maze",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "خوشمزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "scheenschmakjent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "delicios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "gustos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izýskannyj",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изы́сканный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "velikolépnyj",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "великоле́пный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vosxitítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "восхити́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "delikat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "läcker"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "utsökt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "smarrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "smaskens"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of food: delectable, delicious — see also delectable, delicious",
      "word": "mumsig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scrumptious"
}

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