Lewis Short
(adjective) : mellĕus, a, um, mel
* Of or belonging to honey, honey- (post-Aug.).
* Lit.: sapor,Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51: color,id. 11, 16, 16, § 48: sardonyches,id. 37, 6, 23, § 89: sucus,id. 36, 19, 33, § 140: crustum,Aus. Eph. Parecb. 12.
* Transf., honeysweet, delightful, charming (post-class.): moduli,App. M. 6, p. 175, 31: adulatio,Aus. Ep. 18 fin.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary