nectarean

English

Adjective

nectarean (comparative more nectarean, superlative most nectarean)

(poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
- 1695 Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur: An Heroic Poem 1.13:
  Ambrosial Food, and rich Nectarean Wine.

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References

“nectarean” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

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