ambrosial
[ am-broh-zhuhl ]
/ æmˈbroʊ ʒəl /
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adjective
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
worthy of the gods; divine.
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Also am·bro·sian [am-broh-zhuhn] /æmˈbroʊ ʒən/ .
Origin of ambrosial
First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM ambrosial
am·bro·sial·ly, adverbWords nearby ambrosial
ambroid, Ambrose, Ambrose Channel, ambrosia, ambrosia beetle, ambrosial, Ambrosian, Ambrosian chant, ambrotype, ambry, ambsace
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