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Webster 1913 Edition
Nectarean
Nec-ta′re-an
,Adj.
[L.
nectareus
: cf. F. nectaréen
.] Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.
“nectarean juice.” Talfourd.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nectarean
NECTAREAN
,Adj.
The juice nectareous and the balmy dew.
Definition 2024
nectarean
nectarean
English
Alternative forms
- nectarian
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.
- 1695 Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur: An Heroic Poem 1.13:
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References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.