English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SUMPTUOUS or SCRUMPTIOUS?
I really enjoyed the ~sumptuous~ meal (nonstandard).
I really enjoyed the *scrumptious* meal (standard).
If you describe food as scrumptious, you mean that it tastes extremely good.
They were dressed in ~scrumptious~ evening gowns (nonstandard).
They were dressed in *sumptuous* evening gowns (standard).
Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive.
GAB
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