Summerly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny.
""A summerly day for you," said my host; "You ought to be here in winter. It is impossible then to get out of the doors for the snow and wind. Ugh! dreadful weather!""
Example
More examples""A summerly day for you," said my host; "You ought to be here in winter. It is impossible then to get out of the doors for the snow and wind. Ugh! dreadful weather!""
Etymology
From Middle English sumerlich, sumerlic, from Old English sumorlīc, sumerlīċ (“summerly”), equivalent to summer + -ly. Cognate with Dutch zomerlijk (“summerly”), German sommerlich (“summerly”), Danish sommerlig (“summerly”), Swedish sommarlik (“summerly”).
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