ambrosial

[am-broh-zhuh l]

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.

worthy of the gods; divine.

Also am·bro·sian [am-broh-zhuh n] /æmˈbroʊ ʒən/.

Origin of ambrosial

First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al¹

Related formsam·bro·sial·ly, adverb

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Am I to have some of this ambrosial bread, too, Cousin Molly?
Molly Brown's Orchard Home
Nell Speed
(Contentment is the ambrosial draught for oblivion of all cares).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
Quaffing nectar at mess with gods golden dishes, all ambrosial.
Ulysses
James Joyce
If the rose has thorns, has it not also a balsamic tincture and ambrosial sweetness?
The Blossoms of Morality
Richard Johnson
Joves ambrosial curls must shake in another Olympia than this.
The Crest of the Continent
Ernest Ingersoll

Word Origin and History for ambrosial

adj.

1590s, "immortal, divine," from Latin ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios (see ambrosia).