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Octoberly

Octoberly adjective: characteristic of the month of October.

Adjective

Octoberly (comparative more Octoberly, superlative most Octoberly)

  1. (rare) Characteristic of the month of October.
    • The month is as Octoberly as a Persian rug But no weaver can describe it.2000, John Towey, Recollections in Rhyme, page 57
    • September — the Balance poises the equinox; Scorpion gives an Octoberly nip; November's centaur Archer bends His bow, and lets an arrow slip.1985, John Heath-Stubbs, The Immolation of Aleph, page 87

Forms of Octoberly

comparativemore Octoberly
superlativemost Octoberly

Origin of Octoberly

From October + -ly.

Questions about Octoberly

What does Octoberly mean?
Octoberly means characteristic of the month of October.
What part of speech is Octoberly?
Octoberly is an adjective.

Words near Octoberly in the dictionary

  1. Octoberfest
  2. Octobering
  3. Octoberish
  4. Octoberist
  5. Octoberists
  6. Octoberly
  7. Octobers
  8. Octobery
  9. Octobr
  10. octobrachiate
  11. Octobral

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