单词 | aprilesque |
释义 | Aprilesqueadj. Now rare. Resembling or characteristic of April, esp. with reference to its changeable weather. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > specific months > [adjective] martialc1500 freeze-pot1557 sextile1560 Martian1623 sextilian1623 Aprilian1639 Septembrian1800 Septemberish1851 Aprilesque1856 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. July 81 Sally herself was Aprilesque, as usual. Sometimes crying, oftener smiling. 1862 Godey's Lady's Bk. Oct. 362 Wind was romping an Aprilesque game around the house, lashing the roof with the long, lithe arms of that willow-tree. 1880 Echo 11 Dec. 2/6 Quite an Aprilesque balm in the air. 2000 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Apr. e1 As I write these words at the end of the month [sc. March], the weather has reverted to the typical Aprilesque pattern: damp and chilly, with the temperature in the mid to low forties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1856 |
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