Lucubratory
//ləˈkjubɹətɔɹi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Composed by candlelight, or at night. archaic, not-comparable
"December 21, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell a solitary candle at your side, to write an epistle lucubratory to your friend"
Example
More examples"December 21, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell a solitary candle at your side, to write an epistle lucubratory to your friend"
Etymology
Latin lucubratorius.
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