Apricious

//əˈpɹɪʃəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sunny; warmed by or basking in the sun. archaic, rare

    "The light, warm wind freshens as the barque surges along the Ausonian coasts in the blue apricious glow of its summer."

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heliophiloussunny

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"The light, warm wind freshens as the barque surges along the Ausonian coasts in the blue apricious glow of its summer."

Etymology

From Latin aprīcus (“warmed by the sun, sunny”) + -ous. Compare apricity.

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