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NECTAROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
Example:
ambrosial food
Synonyms:
ambrosial; ambrosian; nectarous
Classified under:
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Derivation:
nectar ((classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal)
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