mornlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From morn + -like.
Meanings
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(poetic) Resembling or characteristic of the morning.
The future from the star, / More mornlike than the present, from the sun.
1901, Morrison Heady, The Double Night and Other Poems, page 102:Whoever rises up in the morning, with a mornlike freshness of piety in thought, will praise the name of Jefferson, and through it the name of Jehovah.
1852, Henry H. Tator, An Oration Commemorative of the Character of Thomas Jefferson, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mornlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mornlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |