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Definition of "estival" []

  • Of, relating to, or appearing in summer. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "estival" in a sentence
  • "But the real masters of estival retreat were the Romans and the Renaissance popes and princes who followed them into the hills of Latium."
  • "On the one hand, they should side with us because of the nuclear technology we promised them this summer; on the other, India's alternate estival accord was with Iran, which agreed to a pipeline deal that would pump natural gas directly into India."
  • "I am so looking forward to hearing her at Roskilde estival 08.. whehey!"