autumnly
autumnly adjective: resembling or relating to autumn; fall-like.
Adjective
autumnly (comparative more autumnly, superlative most autumnly)
- Resembling or relating to autumn; fall-like.
- What visitor to Boulogne has left it without passing some hours in its tranquil cemetery? that garden of the dead, where summer lingers when all around looks autumnly and sere!1849, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine
- […] and the rustle of withered leaves under our horses' hoofs was a homely, autumnly sound.1878, Isobel Black Gill, Six Months in Ascension, page 42
- Synonyms:
- autumnal
Adverb
autumnly (comparative more autumnly, superlative most autumnly)
- In a manner relating to or characteristic of autumn.
- Nights fume city-like and blow autumnly from cold roofs.2006, Benjamin Harshav, Barbara Harshav, Sing, Stranger
- The hills around were autumnly frost-coloured; but not all the ideas the expression will convey to an artist could conjure up the reality.2018, Edward Whymper, The Sea, volume 1, page 180
Synonyms of autumnly
Forms of autumnly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more autumnly |
| superlative | most autumnly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more autumnly |
| superlative | most autumnly |
Origin of autumnly
From autumn + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From autumn + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Questions about autumnly
- What does autumnly mean?
- Autumnly means resembling or relating to autumn; fall-like.
- What part of speech is autumnly?
- Autumnly can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near autumnly in the dictionary
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