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summerly

summerly adjective: characteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny.

Adjective

summerly (comparative more summerly, superlative most summerly)

  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!"1867, Frederick Metcalfe, The Oxonian in Iceland, page 202

Synonyms of summerly

Forms of summerly

comparativemore summerly
superlativemost summerly

Origin of summerly

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”).

Words formed from summerly

Questions about summerly

What does summerly mean?
Summerly means characteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny.
What part of speech is summerly?
Summerly is an adjective.

Words near summerly in the dictionary

  1. Summerlin
  2. Summerlin South
  3. summerliness
  4. Summerlins
  5. summerlong
  6. summerly
  7. Summerour
  8. Summerours
  9. summerproof
  10. summerproofed
  11. summerproofing

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