scrumptious
part of speech
adjective (scrumptious; more scrumptious, most scrumptious)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) Extremely tasty and delicious. tree →
2) (informal) Very attractive or delightful. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and stories, especially Roald Dahl's books, it describes yummy food: «a scrumptious cake». It shows enjoyment and is fun to say. Phrases: «scrumptious food», «absolutely scrumptious».
examples
- This chocolate cake is scrumptious! tree →
- Willy Wonka made scrumptious sweets. tree →
- Grandma's apple pie is simply scrumptious. tree →
- We had a scrumptious picnic in the park. tree →
- The café sells scrumptious pancakes. tree →
- «Scrumptious!» said the giant, licking his lips. tree →
note
Informal; a fun word for «delicious». Spelling trap: s-c-r-u-m-p-t-i-o-u-s (the «t» sounds like «sh»). Adverb: «scrumptiously».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scrumptious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.