Meaning & use
Ambrosial
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Extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious or fragrant in a way suggestive of something divine.
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The bakery filled the street with an ambrosial aroma of fresh cinnamon rolls.
Critics described the tasting menu's final course as an ambrosial finale to the meal.
A note on using this word
The word derives from 'ambrosia,' the mythical food of the Greek gods believed to grant immortality.
Words with a similar meaning
deliciousheavenly
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Words with an opposite meaning
foulnoxious
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