ambrosial

[ am-broh-zhuhl ]

adjective

1. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
2. worthy of the gods; divine.

Other Words From

• am·brosial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambrosial¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

I can only bless you for those two notes, which have emanated from you like so much ambrosial scent from roses and lavender.

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The Scotchman grilled chops in his tiny kitchenette and baked macaroni too; and made ambrosial hot chocolate.

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In those far lands I reveled in the ambrosial food that fructifies the soul, the mind, the heart.

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I declined my coffee and some of Mrs. Carter's ambrosial apple pie, this evening, and I have been repenting ever since.

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And then the ambrosial locks of the king were shaken over him from his immortal head; and he made mighty Olympus tremble.

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