Meanings
- not comparableobsoleteraremodern uses probably humorousOf or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
One of the best Chocolate gateau^([sic – meaning gateaux]) I have ever had! And I just had it nudiustertian afternoon.
2015 April 14, “Jet”, “Jamaica Blue”, in Brewtiful Coffee (blog), archived from the original on 10 Apr 20162 more examples
[W]hen I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire vvhat dreſſe the Queen is in this vveek: vvhat the nudiuſtertian faſhion of the Court; I meane the very nevveſt: vvith egge to be in it in all haſte, vvhat ever it be; I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if ſhee vvere of a kickable ſubſtance, than either honoured or humoured.
1647, Theodore de la Guard [pseudonym; Nathaniel Ward], The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America. […], London: […] J[ohn] D[ever] & R[obert] I[bbitson] for Stephen Bowtell, […], →OCLC, pages 24–25Nudiustertian – adjective Definition: Want a new way to mention something that happened on Wednesday – the day before yesterday? Here you go. Example: “I shared some corned beef hash that nudiustertian morning.”
2015 August 21, “Jaffe Morning Briefing”, in NJTV, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2015
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinnū̆diū̆stertiānus“taking place the day before yesterday”
- Englishnudiustertian
From Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus (“taking place the day before yesterday”), from nudius tertius. Coined by Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) in The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America (1647).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前天
- 前天 (qiántiān)of or relating to the day before yesterday
Czech předvčerejší
- předvčerejšíof or relating to the day before yesterday
Danish i forgårs
- i forgårsof or relating to the day before yesterday
Dutch eergisteren
- eergisterenof or relating to the day before yesterday
Esperanto antaŭhieraŭa
- antaŭhieraŭaof or relating to the day before yesterday
Finnish toissapäiväinen
- toissapäiväinenof or relating to the day before yesterday
French avant-hier
- avant-hierof or relating to the day before yesterday
German vorgestrig
- vorgestrigof or relating to the day before yesterday
Hebrew שלשום
- שלשום (shilshóm)of or relating to the day before yesterday
Hungarian tegnapelőtti
- tegnapelőttiof or relating to the day before yesterday
Icelandic í fyrradag
- í fyrradagof or relating to the day before yesterday
Italian l'altro ieri/ieri l'altro
- l'altro ieri/ieri l'altroof or relating to the day before yesterday
Latin nudiustertianus
- nudiustertianusof or relating to the day before yesterday
Polish przedwczorajszy
- przedwczorajszyof or relating to the day before yesterday
Portuguese de anteontem
- de anteontemof or relating to the day before yesterday
Romanian alaltăieri
- alaltăieriof or relating to the day before yesterday
Russian позавчера́шний
- позавчера́шний (pozavčerášnij)of or relating to the day before yesterday
Spanish anteayer
- anteayerof or relating to the day before yesterday
Swedish i förrgår
- i förrgårof or relating to the day before yesterday
Vietnamese ngày hôm kia
- ngày hôm kiaof or relating to the day before yesterday
Cite this entry
nudiustertian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudiustertian
“nudiustertian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudiustertian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nudiustertian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudiustertian.
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