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SUMMERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer

Example:

summery dresses

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

aestival; estival ((rare) of or occurring in summer)

summer-blooming; summer-flowering (of plants that bloom during the summer)

Antonym:

autumnal (of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn)

vernal (of or characteristic of or occurring in spring)

wintry (characteristic of or occurring in winter)

Derivation:

summer (the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox)

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