Definition for AM-BRO'SIAN

AM-BRO'SIAN, a. [ambro'zhal.]

Partaking of the nature or qualities of ambrosia; fragrant; delighting the taste or smell; as, ambrosial dews. Ben Jonson uses ambrosiac in a like sense, and Bailey has ambrosian, but these seem not to be warranted by usage.

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