midsummeryadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈsʌm(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌmɪdˈsəməri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: midsummer n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < midsummer n. + -y suffix¹, after summery adj. Compare earlier midsummerish adj. and mid-wintry adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·dsɒməri) /ˈmɪdsʌmərɪ/.

Characteristic of midsummer; of or relating to midsummer.

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the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > of or relating to summer

summerlyOE

summerOE

aestivalc1386

estivousc1420

aestive1607

midsummerish1836

midsummery1866

1866 J. L. Motley Let. 2 May in Corr. (1889) II. vii. 217 The weather has been mid-summery.

1883 Cent. Mag. 27 108 A species of golden-rod with a midsummery smell.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 1 Aug. 14/1 One morning, warm and blue and mid-summery, a white gleam trembled for a moment above the dusty, sunny street, and was gone.

1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vii. 813 All these gentle vibrations of the midsummery peace set themselves to his simple piping.

1984 Toronto Star 28 Mar. a15/5 Some days the temperature was mid-summery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midsummery
释义	midsummeryadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈsʌm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌmɪdˈsəməri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: midsummer n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < midsummer n. + -y suffix¹, after summery adj. Compare earlier midsummerish adj. and mid-wintry adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·dsɒməri) /ˈmɪdsʌmərɪ/. Characteristic of midsummer; of or relating to midsummer. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > of or relating to summer summerlyOE summerOE aestivalc1386 estivousc1420 aestive1607 midsummerish1836 midsummery1866 1866 J. L. Motley Let. 2 May in Corr. (1889) II. vii. 217 The weather has been mid-summery. 1883 Cent. Mag. 27 108 A species of golden-rod with a midsummery smell. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 1 Aug. 14/1 One morning, warm and blue and mid-summery, a white gleam trembled for a moment above the dusty, sunny street, and was gone. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vii. 813 All these gentle vibrations of the midsummery peace set themselves to his simple piping. 1984 Toronto Star 28 Mar. a15/5 Some days the temperature was mid-summery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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