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summery en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • sŭmʹə-rē
  • /ˈsʌməɹi/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English somery; equivalent to summer + -y. Compare Swedish somrig (“summery”).

Meanings

  1. Relating to the summer.
    • She wore a light summery dress.
  2. Of weather, typical of summer.

Forms

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summeriest Degree=Sup lexicographic
summerier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

summerily · summeriness · unsummery

Synonyms

summerish (of weather, typical of summer) · aestival (relating to the summer) · estival (relating to the summer) · summerly (of weather, typical of summer) · summerlike (of weather, typical of summer) · summer (relating to the summer)

Translations (47)

fr estival (relating to the summer) · fr estival (of weather, typical of summer) · pl letni (of weather, typical of summer) · uk лі́тній (relating to the summer) · fr d'été (of weather, typical of summer) · sv sommar- (of weather, typical of summer) · be ле́тні (relating to the summer) · bg летен (relating to the summer) · el καλοκαιριάτικος (of weather, typical of summer) · ka ზაფხულის (relating to the summer) · eo somera (of weather, typical of summer) · kw havek (relating to the summer) · sv sommar- (relating to the summer) · pt estival (of weather, typical of summer) · cy hafaidd (of weather, typical of summer) · de sommerlich (relating to the summer) · ckb ھاوینی (relating to the summer) · afb صيفي (relating to the summer) · ka ზაფხულური (of weather, typical of summer) · de Sommer- (relating to the summer) · ka ზაფხულური (relating to the summer) · fr d'été (relating to the summer) · cy hafaidd (relating to the summer) · ar صَيْفِيّ (relating to the summer) · it estivo (relating to the summer) · kmr havînî (relating to the summer) · eo somera (relating to the summer) · ru ле́тний (of weather, typical of summer) · gl estival (relating to the summer) · gv sourinagh (relating to the summer) · sv somrig (relating to the summer) · hu nyári (relating to the summer) · ka საზაფხულო (relating to the summer) · el καλοκαιριάτικος (relating to the summer) · ka ზაფხულის (of weather, typical of summer) · de sommerlich (of weather, typical of summer) · nl zomers (relating to the summer) · fi kesäinen (relating to the summer) · pl letni (relating to the summer) · bg летен (of weather, typical of summer) · fi kesäinen (of weather, typical of summer) · hu nyárias (of weather, typical of summer) · pt estival (relating to the summer) · gl estival (of weather, typical of summer) · es veraniego (relating to the summer) · ru ле́тний (relating to the summer) · sv somrig (of weather, typical of summer)

summery en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • sŭmʹə-rē
  • /ˈsʌməɹi/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of summary.
    alt of summary
    • We are reasonably certain that every reader will understand the danger and downright immorality of using quotation marks in a careless or flippant manner, that only a person’s actual words may be placed in quotation marks, and that a summery or paraphrase must be so labeled or identified. 1970, Morris Kominsky, chapter VII, in The Hoaxers: Plain Liars, Fancy Liars, and Damned Liars, volume I, Boston: Branden Press, Inc., 8283-1288-5, page 451:
    • With Swift, Spice, Lively and Avignone hugging each other, it was a picture-perfect visual summery of Swift’s brand: manufactured empowerment, a celebration of pop feminist girl power. 2024 February 12, Alaina Demopoulos, “Romcom ending: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big night at the Super Bowl”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: