nectareal
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl
Adjective
nectareal (comparative more nectareal, superlative most nectareal)
- (poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
- 1658, John Rowland, The Theater of Insects, section 4:
- First of all we will treat of Honey, that immortal, nectareal, pleasant, wholsome juice.
Related terms
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “nectareal”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.