printanier
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of printanier
1860–65; < French: literally, of spring, Middle French, equivalent to Old French prin ( s ) tan ( s ) spring (< Latin prīmum tempus literally, first season; see prime, temporal 1) + -ier -ier 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Le soleil printanier, même dans nos climats, luit d'un éclat extraordinaire.
From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox
There’s just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then a cut of salmon—and after that the beefsteak.
From The Claverings by Trollope, Anthony
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.