adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring in summer
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The estival heat made outdoor activities uncomfortable.
- Birds display their estival plumage during the breeding season.
- The garden reached its estival peak in July.
- Estival thunderstorms are common in the afternoon.
- The poet described the estival landscape in vivid detail.
- Many animals exhibit estival behaviors during the warmer months.