Ambrosial

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ambrosial \Am*bro"sial\ ([a^]m*br[=o]"zhal or
     [a^]m*br[=o]"zh>icr/*al), a. [L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios.]
     1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia;
        delighting the taste or smell; delicious. "Ambrosial
        food." "Ambrosial fragrance." --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. "Shakes his ambrosial
        curls." --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ambrosial
       adj 1: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a
              nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: {ambrosian},
              {nectarous}]
       2: worthy of the gods [syn: {ambrosian}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "ambrosial":
     adorable, agreeable, aromatic, balmy, bittersweet, candied, dainty,
     darling, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, essenced,
     exquisite, flowery, fragrant, fruity, good, good to eat,
     good-tasting, gustable, gusty, heavenly, honeyed, honeysweet,
     incense-breathing, juicy, likable, luscious, lush, melliferous,
     mellifluent, mellifluous, musky, nectareous, nectarous, nice,
     odorate, odoriferous, odorous, of gourmet quality, palatable,
     perfumed, perfumy, pleasing, redolent, sacchariferous, sapid,
     savorous, savory, scented, scrumptious, sour-sweet, spicy,
     succulent, sugarcoated, sugared, sugarsweet, sugary, sweet,
     sweet and pungent, sweet and sour, sweet as sugar, sweet-scented,
     sweet-smelling, sweetened, sweetish, syrupy, tasty, thuriferous,
     toothsome, yummy