ambrosial

[ am-broh-zhuhl ]
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adjective
  1. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.

  2. worthy of the gods; divine.

Origin of ambrosial

1
First 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.