1. of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
Usage: formal; literary
2. active or blooming in the evening
Usage: biology; botany

Examples

• The vespertine light cast long shadows across the garden.
• She enjoyed her vespertine walks along the beach.
• The vespertine flowers opened as darkness approached.
• Evening primrose is a vespertine plant that blooms at dusk.
• The poet wrote about vespertine beauty in his latest collection.
• Many bats are vespertine creatures, becoming active at twilight.