am|bro´sial|ly

am|bro´sial|ly
am|bro|sial «am BROH zhuhl», adjective.
1. like ambrosia; especially delicious or sweet-smelling.
2. Figurative. worthy of the gods; divine: »

The pièce de résistance is ambrosial piano... (New Yorker).

am|bro´sial|ly, adverb.

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