What does nectarious mean?
Nectarious means Alternative form of nectarous..
Nectarious
/nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əs/ · adjective
Meaning
Alternative form of nectarous..
Example Sentences
A poor old villager, who went in the country by the appellation of Robin, that had always earned his bread by the sweat of his brow, and to whom a morsel of fat bacon was a princely meal, had heard so much said in commendation of delicious fare, as partridges, pheasants, ortolans, and such like ; and those nectarious liquors Burgundy and Champagne, that he longed so ardently for such a regale, as to think he could be very well contented to die, provided he might first be permitted to satisfy his longing.
In these we may presume, however, that they abound in nectarious juice since we observe that insects are particularly fond of these tribes.
May the wind in space prove pleasant for you and water nectarious.
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Word Forms
- more nectarious
- most nectarious
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A poor old villager, who went in the country by the appellation of Robin, that had always earned his bread by the sweat of his brow, and to whom a morsel of fat bacon was a princely meal, had heard so much said in commendation of delicious fare, as partridges, pheasants, ortolans, and such like ; and those nectarious liquors Burgundy and Champagne, that he longed so ardently for such a regale, as to think he could be very well contented to die, provided he might first be permitted to satisfy his longing.
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