Autumnal
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
"The autumnal equinox"
"Autumnal fruits"
(2) Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline
"A serene autumnal mood"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Of or relating to autumn.
- Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter:
- "The magistrates are God-fearing gentlemen, but merciful over-much,--that is a truth," added a third autumnal matron.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter: