Ambrosial

//æmˈbɹoʊʒəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or worthy of the gods. Greek

    "And whilst he slept she [Venus] over him would spred / Her mantle, colour’d like the starry skyes, / And her soft arme lay underneath his hed, / And with ambrosiall kisses bathe his eyes [...]"

  2. 2
    Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.

    "Thy Chamber vvith Ambroſiall odors breatheth, / Nevv loues and true loues vnto them that entreateth, / And furious Mars made milde his Faulcheon ſheatheth / At thy delicious aſpect: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of the gods wordnet
  2. 2
    extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant wordnet

Synonyms

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heavenlyambrosianadorableagreeableambrosiacambrosian

Antonyms

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tasty

Example

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"So saying, she turned, and all refulgent showed / her roseate neck, and heavenly fragrance sweet / was breathed from her ambrosial hair. Down flowed / her loosened raiment, streaming to her feet, / and by her walk the Goddess shone complete."

Etymology

Partly from ambrosia and partly from Latin ambrosius, + -al.

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