nectarious
/nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/
- British English: /nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əs/
Inflected Forms
more nectarious (comparative)
most nectarious (superlative)