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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Scrumptious vs Sumptuous

HI

Could you please tell me if the following words are comman (and natural) in English?
Scrumptious

Sumptuous

Thanks,

Tom

  

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They're both legitimate words and are natural in the right context. Neither would feature very near the top of the most commonly used English words, but neither is rare. "scrumptious" is informal and is most often used of food, to mean "very tasty".

— Mr Wordy

  • They're both legitimate words and are natural in the right context.
  • Neither would feature very near the top of the most commonly used English words, but neither is rare.
  • "scrumptious" is informal and is most often used of food, to mean "very tasty".
  • Sometimes it is used of people to mean "attractive" or "fanciable".
  • "sumptuous" is used of rich, expensive, stylish and extravagant things, and could be used to describe (to pick a few things at random) clothes, carpets, meals, accommodation etc.
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They're both legitimate words and are natural in the right context. Neither would feature very near the top of the most commonly used English words, but neither is rare.

"scrumptious" is informal and is most often used of food, to mean "very tasty". Sometimes it is used of people to mean "attractive" or "fanciable".

"sumptuous" is used of rich, expensive, stylish and extravagant
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Today I had a scrumptious lunch at a sumptuous restaurant. Emotion: smile
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Today I had a sumptuous lunch at a sumptuous restaurant.
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Anonymous Hi. I sometimes get confused as to why a comma gets placed in a sentence when the part before and after the conjunction "and" share the same subject. Would you say you placed a comma before the conjunction "and" in your sentence since the part before it is long and a reader probably have to have a time to take a breath before he could proceed reading further?
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