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summery, a.|ˈsʌmərɪ|
[f. summer n.1 + -y.]
Resembling or pertaining to summer; characteristic of or appropriate to summer; summer-like.
1824Lamb Let. to B. Barton Apr., Let me congratulate with you the return of Spring: what a summery Spring too! 1839Bailey Festus 237 Golden fruit grown in the summery suns. 1847R. W. Church in Life & Lett. (1894) i. 76 Their white sails, and the white houses and towers..gave a summery look to the whole. 1859W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 359 The garment is decidedly summery, but is the only article of attire worn by young girls. 1889Gunter That Frenchman! x, For this summery day she is dressed in white muslin. 1889Pall Mall Gaz. 25 May 4/2 The ladies..donned their prettiest gowns and their summeriest bonnets.
Hence ˈsummeriness, summery character or quality.
1840Blackw. Mag. XLVII. 702 The summeriness of the day, or the dewiness of the evening. |