brumal

[broo-muh l]

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adjective

wintry.

Origin of brumal

First recorded in 1505–15, brumal is from the Latin word brūmālis of, pertaining to winter. See brume, -al¹

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Related Words for brumal

desolate, frozen, freezing, chilly, icy, frigid, bleak, frosty, wintry, crisp, snowy, brisk, raw, cool, bitter, intense, chilled, glacial, arctic, keen

Examples from the Web for brumal

Historical Examples of brumal

He shivers in brumal blasts, and hungry he chirps before your door.
Welsh Folk-Lore
Elias Owen
He shivers in the brumal blast; hungry he chirps before your door.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore
Charles Hardwick
On a brumal November day, the Sarmania was to sail on her first trip under the Sutton house-flag.
The Viking Blood
Frederick William Wallace
The brumal distance of the sun is felt, even in the intertropical regions.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2
George Finlayson
He shivers in the brumal blast; hungry, he chirps before your door.
Notes and Queries, No. 179. Saturday, April 2, 1853.
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British Dictionary definitions for brumal

brumal

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to winter; wintry

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Word Origin and History for brumal

adj.

"belonging to winter," 1510s, from Latin brumalis, from bruma "winter" (see brume). The Latin word also is the ultimate source of Brumaire, second month (Oct. 22-Nov. 20) in calendar of the French Republic, literally "the foggy month," coined 1793 by Fabre d'Eglantine from French brume "fog" (see brume).