matutinal
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of matutinal
First recorded in 1400–50; from Late Latin mātūtinālis “of, belonging to the morning, early,” equivalent to Latin mātūtīn(us) “of the morning” ( Mātūt(a) “goddess of dawn” + -īnus -ine 1 ) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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In one instance, he takes us right into the head of Woolsey, the judge, while he shaves, and only an endnote reveals that some of these matutinal thoughts are suppositions.
From Washington Post
Another Institute Furman's sessions will be matutinal, with midday round-tables, with afternoons off for recreation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Policeman Ono was overcome with trepidation one morning as the General dismounted before his box and thanked him for guarding the capital's matutinal peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
As for security, ever since the matutinal intruder in her chamber last summer, she sleeps with a small alarm next to her bed connected to the room of an alert royal page.
From Time Magazine Archive
He turned his eyes upon the great landscape lying beneath, flooded with the chill matutinal sunshine, and flecked here and there with the elusive shadows of the fleecy drifting clouds.
From The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles
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