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.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ambrosial
First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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When you see its humble ingredients, you will surely doubt how supremely special it is; it simply doesn’t stand to reason that such a modest list could become something so ambrosial.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
The one I sampled was ambrosial and diametrically opposed to the anemic citruses I’m used to, which tend to be picked before their time and left to ripen slowly under grocery-store fluorescents.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
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
Low she sang in her beguiling voice, while on her loom she wove ambrosial fabric sheer and bright, by that craft known to the goddesses of heaven.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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