单词 | scrumptious |
释义 | scrumptiousadj. a. English regional (East Anglian). Mean, stingy. Obsolete.Recorded only in glossaries and dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] gnedec900 gripplea1000 fastOE narrow-hearteda1200 narrow?c1225 straitc1290 chinchc1300 nithinga1325 scarcec1330 clama1340 hard1340 scantc1366 sparingc1386 niggardc1400 chinchy?1406 retentivea1450 niggardousa1492 niggish1519 unliberal1533 pinching1548 dry1552 nigh1555 niggardly1560 churlish1566 squeamish1566 niggardish1567 niggard-like1567 holding1569 spare1577 handfast1578 envious1580 close-handed1585 hard-handed1587 curmudgeonly1590 parsimonious?1591 costive1594 hidebound1598 penny-pinching1600 penurious1600 strait-handed1600 club-fisted1601 dry-fisted1604 fast-handed1605 fast-fingered1607 close-fisted1608 near1611 scanting1613 carkingc1620 illiberal1623 clutch-fisteda1634 hideboundeda1640 clutch-fista1643 clunch-fisted1644 unbounteous1645 hard-fisted1646 purse-bound1652 close1654 stingy1659 tenacious1676 scanty1692 sneaking1696 gripe-handed1698 narrow-souled1699 niggardling1704 snippy1727 unindulgent1742 shabby1766 neargoinga1774 cheesemongering1781 split-farthing1787 save-all1788 picked1790 iron-fisted1794 unhandsome1800 scaly1803 nearbegoing1805 tight1805 nippit1808 nipcheese1819 cumin-splitting1822 partan-handed1823 scrimping1823 scrumptious1823 scrimpy1825 meanly1827 skinny1833 pinchfisted1837 mean1840 tight-fisted1843 screwy1844 stinty1849 cheeseparing1857 skinflinty1886 mouly1904 mingy1911 cheapskate1912 picey1937 tight-assed1961 chintzy1964 tightwad1976 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 356 Skrumshus, skrewing, stingy, in an avaricious sense. 1866 J. G. Nall Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft 642 Scrumtious, stingy, screwy. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 206/1 Scrumptious or skrumshus is a Suffolk word for stingy, close, or very particular, from the same root as scrimp, and it does not mean so much pleasant or agreeable as select or choice, something which is scrimped. b. U.S. regional or colloquial. Very small. Cf. scrimption n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very small in amount or degree superfine1575 tiny1598 minute1606 exiguous1630 myriate1665 delicate1692 miniature1714 infinitesimal1733 diminutive1741 weeny1790 inappreciable1802 teeny1802 scrumptious1834 teeny-weeny1842 teeny-tiny1849 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 1834 S. Smith Life A. Jackson v. 33 An affair requirin so much dexterity, every scrimptius bit on't havin tu be worked with master skill. c. U.S. regional or colloquial. Particular, fastidious, scrupulous. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1835 J. P. Kennedy Horse-shoe Robinson I. vi. 117 It may be broad-sword, or pistol, rifle, or bagnet—I'm not over-scrumptious which. 1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. vii. 314 I don't mean to be scrumptious about it, Judge, but I do want to be a man, if I..haven't so much eddecation as the rest of you. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). In early use: stylish, smart. Later: excellent, marvellous; (of food) very enjoyable, delicious; (of a person) very attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and delicious scrumptious1830 scrummy1844 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > delicious or tasty likingeOE deliciousa1325 liciousc1420 ambrosial?1578 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 well1598 tastya1617 toothful1622 fine-palated1735 toothy1864 scrum1877 scrumptious1894 nummy1923 delish1953 shiok1978 bess2006 1830 S. Seba in Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Feb. 2/3 The General Court..all had their hats off, and looking pretty scrumpscious, you may depend. 1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming xxxi Hang me, if ever I see such a scrumptious lot. 1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte II. xxxii. 247 The cake was scrumptious. 1901 F. Hume Golden Wang-ho iv. 60 I sha'n't show it [sc. the picture] to anyone till it's done..; then you'll say it is scrumptious. 1961 R. Dahl James & Giant Peach xviii. 52 I've eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes in my time. 1996 Private Eye 28 June 34/3 (advt.) Scrumptious brunette..likes..unsmoky pubs and unpeopled scenery. 2008 BBC Good Food Sept. 145/2 Dust a layer of icing sugar over the top of your scrumptious confection. Derivatives ˈscrumptiousness n. the quality, state, or condition of being scrumptious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > and deliciousness scrumptiousness1867 1867 Judy 24 July 162/2 All things thou hast of scrumptiousness To fascinate a fellah. 1920 McClure's Mag. June 75/3 Before I should collapse utterly into the white scrumptiousness of my bed. 2013 S. Repko & E. Berger Legendary Locals of Pottstown vi. 73 Their traditional and innovative sweet treats are the centerpieces of wedding, birthday, and holiday tables..as word spreads of their quality and scrumptiousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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