AMBROSIAL


Meaning of AMBROSIAL in English

(ˈ)am|brōzh(ē)əl, (ˈ)aam- adjective

or am·bro·si·an -(ē)ən

Etymology: Latin ambrosia + English -al or -an

1.

a. : consisting of or like ambrosia

fed by fair Iris with ambrosial food — Alexander Pope

b. : relating to or worthy of the gods or paradise : divine

these pure ambrosial weeds — John Milton

2. : extremely pleasing to the senses especially of taste or smell : delicious , fragrant

the ambrosial islands of the South Seas — Dixon Wecter

an afternoon of warm ambrosial May weather — Elinor Wylie

• am·bro·si·al·ly -(ē)əlē, -li adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.