exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant
2.
worthy of the gods; divine
Also: ambrosian
Derived forms
ambrosially
adverb
Word origin
[1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, class, dummy, squeeze, tea
Examples of 'ambrosial' in a sentence
ambrosial
Duck was served orgiastically and sweet yams in some ambrosial sauce.
Elliott, Sumner Locke FAIRYLAND (1990)
Arcadian landscapes become car parks, and ambrosial feasts fish and chips.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
When they are blissfully ripe, it lifts them to ambrosial heights.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Perfect, in fact, with this ambrosial creamy rice pud.