ambrosial

adjective

am·​bro·​sial (ˈ)am-¦brō-zh(ē-)əl 

variants or ambrosian

(ˈ)am-¦brō-zh(ē-)ən 

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

ambrosially

(ˈ)am-¦brō-zh(ē-)ə-lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin ambrosia + English -al or -an

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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