Sunday

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week…

   The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

   • Every day is like Sunday / Every day is silent and grey
   • And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.
   • But on that Sunday it was filled with Episcopalians from around the country who had traveled to South Bend to attend his campaign launch.
2. 2

   A newspaper published on Sunday.

   • I gave him the switchboard with my love, went down to the Savoy for breakfast and read the Sundays.
3. 3

   A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.

   • It just wasn't his thing, although he did beautiful Sundays for however long he did them. So as soon as he could, he hired someone to do the Sundays. Karen and I would do some dailies, but we were the Sunday artists.
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   1. 4

      Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without…

      Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.

      • Your face is the color of a Sunday swimmer who swallowed half the pool.
      • My limbs felt hollow, empty. Empty, empty, empty. A Sunday cyclist on a casual ride could have passed me.
   2. 5

      Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be…

      Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.

      • His father replies with a special tone of voice (his 'Sunday voice', which he also used for reading fairy tales): 'That is about the tragedy of human beings!'
      • On the day of the show I decided to wear my good blue Sunday suit, even though Ms. Arnoldi had prescribed flannel shirts, boots, and jeans for all the boys.
   3. 6

      To spend Sunday (at a certain place, with a certain person or people, etc.).

      • I waded through accounts of new calves and colts, new fences and barns, who “Sundayed” with his brother, etc., and soon had a list of all the cases in that part of the country.
      • The dogs and I were Sundaying on the garden lawn.
   4. 7

      On Sunday.

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