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Octoberly
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English
Etymology
From en October ly.
Adjective
en rare Characteristic of the month of October.
en 2000 John Towey Recollections in Rhyme 57 The month is as Octoberly as a Persian rug But no weaver can describe it.
en 1985 John Heath-Stubbs The Immolation of Aleph 87 September — the Balance poises the equinox; Scorpion gives an Octoberly nip; November's centaur Archer bends His bow, and lets an arrow slip.
en T. Moffitt A Strange Bird Fun October 29 1879 182 As I left, the sun's rays were Octoberly shining, For, though at their height, they were misty and wan; I returned to the spot when those rays were declining, The church was still there, but the eagle was gone.