ambrosial
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am·bro·sia
(ăm-brō′zhə, -zhē-ə)n.
1. Greek & Roman Mythology The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
2. Something with an especially delicious flavor or fragrance.
3. A dessert of mixed fruits, usually including oranges and pineapple, combined with flaked coconut and often marshmallows.
[Latin, from Greek ambrosiā, from ambrotos, immortal, immortalizing; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
am·bro′sial (ăm-brō′zhəl, -zhē-əl) adj.
am·bro′sial·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | ambrosial - extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" |
2. | ambrosial - worthy of the gods heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god |
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ambrosial
adjectiveHighly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste:
appetizing, delectable, delicious, heavenly, luscious, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome.
Slang: yummy.
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