matutinal

American  

[muh-toot-n-l, -tyoot-] / məˈtut n l, -ˈtyut- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.

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matutinal British  

/ ˌmætjʊˈtaɪnəl /

adjective

1. of, occurring in, or during the morning

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Other Word Forms

• matutinally adverb

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

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

The matutinal cycle of torment repeats in the afternoon, and every day, a treadmill of yoga and yomps.

From Time Magazine Archive

But while this matutinal scenario may still be years away, the basic technology is in existence.

From Time Magazine Archive

And beyond these æsthetic misfortunes, the substantial emoluments of "keepin' store," with a gallant sufficiency of arithmetic to regulate prices and profits, were vanishing like the elusive matutinal haze before the noontide sun.

From The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles