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summery

American  
[suhm-uh-ree] / ˈsʌm ə ri /

adjective

  1. of, like, or appropriate for summer.

    summery weather; a summery dress.


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Origin of summery

First recorded in 1815–25; summer 1 + -y 1

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Next came a Hokkaido scallop paired with grilled corn, saffron, and pork belly, a dish that felt unmistakably summery: rich, sweet, and sunlit.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

With its expansive, two-tiered, mural-like background in warm, fresco-like hues by Shepard Fairey, and its summery, cream-colored costume designs by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung, “Heatscape” is a keenly calculated romp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Huntsinger likens the film to a cinematic negroni: “It’s substantial but also fun, with an almost summery feel. It’s about where you’re headed after a certain stage in life, told without heavy-handedness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

And it looks a much more fragile group of people than it did in the summery celebrations of last year's Coronation.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

In the center of that stone there was a hollow, and into that natural small bowl Omakayas put the leaves that smelled summery and sharp, fresh and potent.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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