estival
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- preestival adjective
Etymology
Origin of estival
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin aestīvālis, equivalent to Latin aestīv(us) “of or relating to summer” + -ālis -al 1
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.
From New York Times
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.
From The New Yorker
A man of the right temperament gains greatly by a temporary estival transplantation; and if Johnny always contrived to seem dominant and prosperous at home, he now seemed lordly and triumphant abroad.
From Project Gutenberg
The crouptière and estival, together with the chanfron, were of the most costly description.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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