ambrosiallyadv.
/amˈbrəʊzɪəli/, /amˈbrəʊʒl̩i/, U.S. /æmˈbroʊʒ(i)əli/ In a manner characteristic of ambrosia; exquisitely, delightfully; deliciously.
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1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 844/2 We show mercy only when we have dined ambrosially.
1883 Sporting Times 4 Aug. 2/1 The latest perfume..floating ambrosially about his crisply curled hair.
1927 Times 6 Dec. 19/5 The juice trickled down our throats ambrosially.
1991 Financial Times 7 Mar. 19/3 The Godfather music ambrosially soars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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