Meanings
autumnly1
comparative more autumnly · superlative most autumnly
- Resembling or relating to autumn; fall-like.
[…] and the rustle of withered leaves under our horses' hoofs was a homely, autumnly sound.
1878, Isobel Black Gill, Six Months in Ascension, page 421 more example
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 MagazineSynonyms: autumnal
autumnly2
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, Stranger1 more example
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 & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or relating to autumn; fall-like.
Origin
Cite this entry
autumnly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autumnly
“autumnly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autumnly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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