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nectarious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of nectarous.
   alt of nectarous
   • In these we may presume, however, that they abound in nectarious juice since we observe that insects are particularly fond of these tribes. 1834, The Horticultural register - Volume 3, page 372:
   • 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. 1801, Fisher's Cheerful Companion to Promote Laughter:
   • May the wind in space prove pleasant for you and water nectarious. 2005, Dr. Rajbali Pandey, AtharvaVeda, →ISBN, page 98:

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