ambrosial
Americanadjective
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
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worthy of the gods; divine.
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Etymology
Origin of ambrosial
First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The liberal city had long been known nationally for its ambrosial food scene, craft breweries and nature-loving hipsters.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021
Clark Gable and Richard Nixon got aces on this ambrosial track.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 2, 2020
Instead, in the sad absence of school meals supervisors proffering chipped bowls of ambrosial stodge, this column will look at how to take a pleasant trip down memory lane from the comfort of your kitchen.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2017
Like other utopias—like Walt Disney World, like the ambrosial lands shown in perfume advertisements, like the competitive Valhalla of the Olympics—the university is a place of wish fulfillment and infinite possibility.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2014
The first six days of the trek went by in an ambrosial blur.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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