˜yÐÄvlog

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estival

[ es-tuh-vuhl, e-stahy-vuhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining or appropriate to summer.


estival

/ iËˈstaɪvÉ™l; ˈɛstɪ- /

adjective

  1. the usual US spelling of aestival
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of estival1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin ²¹±ð²õ³ÙÄ«±¹Äå±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to Latin ²¹±ð²õ³ÙÄ«±¹(³Ü²õ) “of or relating to summer†+ -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
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Example Sentences

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One of the first signs of the body’s groggy awakening from its estival lethargy could be seen around noon, when a microphone stand appeared in the sunbaked plaza in front of City Hall.

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No one writes about brutish people like Gallant; she transforms the meanest human specimens into subjects of high fascination and sympathy, which makes her excellent reading for overheated estival subway commutes.

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As he stood beside the bridal pair he seemed almost too festive, too estival, too ebullient for this poor earth of ours.

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The crouptière and estival, together with the chanfron, were of the most costly description.

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Adj. hot, warm, mild, genial, tepid, lukewarm, unfrozen; thermal, thermic; calorific; fervent, fervid; ardent; aglow. sunny, torrid, tropical, estival†, canicular†, steamy; close, sultry, stifling, stuffy, suffocating, oppressive; reeking &c. v.; baking &c.

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