Meanings
comparative more summerly · superlative most summerly
- 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 202Synonyms: summerish, summerlike, summery
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny.
Origin
- Old Englishsumorlīc
- Middle Englishsumerlich
- Englishsummerly
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”).
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