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nectarous

adj

Etymology

From nectar + -ous.

  1. derived from *neḱ-✻
  2. derived from νέκταρ
  3. borrowed from nectar
  4. suffixed as nectarous — “nectar + ous”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or resembling nectar

    Pertaining to or resembling nectar; sweet.

    • Sylphs! if at noon the Fritillary droops, / With drops nectarous hang her nodding cups […].
    • Then did you, chivalrous Terence, hand forth, as to the manner born, that nectarous beverage.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA