ambrosial
[ am-broh-zhuhl ]
adjective
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
worthy of the gods; divine.
Origin of ambrosial
1First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al1
- Also am·bro·sian [am-broh-zhuhn] /æmˈbroʊ ʒən/ .
Other words from ambrosial
- am·bro·sial·ly, adverb
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How to use ambrosial in a sentence
For the ambrosially kind glances of the great, when they fall in vain on unfitting objects, cause shame afterwards.
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