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

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

Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, the Trib is steering a bold matutinal course.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was nothing less than a coffee stall in the panoply of matutinal splendor.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.