tempestive

English

Etymology

From Latin tempestivus.

Adjective

tempestive (comparative more tempestive, superlative most tempestive)

  1. (obsolete) seasonable; timely
    • Heywood, Hierarchy of Angels
      Neither obscured from the comfortable beams of the sun, nor covered from the cheerful and tempestive showers of heaven.

Derived terms


Italian

Adjective

tempestive

  1. Feminine plural form of tempestivo

Latin

Adjective

tempestīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of tempestīvus

References

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