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, adverb

Words nearby ambrosial

ambroid, Ambrose, Ambrose Channel, ambrosia, ambrosia beetle, ambrosial, Ambrosian, Ambrosian chant, ambrotype, ambry, ambsace

How to use ambrosial in a sentence

I can only bless you for those two notes, which have emanated from you like so much ambrosial scent from roses and lavender.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
The Scotchman grilled chops in his tiny kitchenette and baked macaroni too; and made ambrosial hot chocolate.
Christopher and the Clockmakers|Sara Ware Bassett
In those far lands I reveled in the ambrosial food that fructifies the soul, the mind, the heart.
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
I declined my coffee and some of Mrs. Carter's ambrosial apple pie, this evening, and I have been repenting ever since.
From the Car Behind|Eleanor M. Ingram

And then the ambrosial locks of the king were shaken over him from his immortal head; and he made mighty Olympus tremble.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer