vespertinal

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adjective

Vespertine; occurring in the evening.

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Meanings

adjectivevespertinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableVespertine; occurring in the evening.

    F . became purely vespertinal, never stirring abroad till after dark

    1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC
  2. not comparablebiologyOpening or active in the evening.

Origin

From vespertine + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

vespertinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespertinal

MLA

“vespertinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespertinal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vespertinal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespertinal.

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