different between cromulent vs scrumptious

English

Etymology

A humorous, intentionally morphologically opaque neologism coined by American television writer David X. Cohen (born 1966) for “Lisa the Iconoclast”, a 1996 episode of the animated sitcom The Simpsons.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??mj?l?nt/, /-j?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??mj?l?nt/, /-j?-/
• Hyphenation: crom?u?lent

Adjective

cromulent (comparative more cromulent, superlative most cromulent)

1. (humorous) Fine, acceptable or correct. [from 1996]

   Antonym: anomalous

Derived terms

• cromulence

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See also

• embiggen

English

Etymology

Probably an alteration of sumptuous. First noted in 1836, and originally meant "picky, fastidious" or "stylish, splendid": for example, a 1864 dictionary of slang defines it as "nice, particular, beautiful". In the sense of "delicious" – from 1881.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sk??mp.??s/

Adjective

scrumptious (comparative more scrumptious, superlative most scrumptious)

1. (informal) Delicious; delectable.

   What a scrumptious treat!

2. (informal, obsolete) Picky; fastidious.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:delicious

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