hesternal

adj
/hɛsˈtɜːnl̩/UK/hɛsˈtɝn(ə)l/US

Etymology

From Latin hesternus (“of or pertaining to yesterday; yesterday’s”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives).

  1. derived from hesternus — “of or pertaining to yesterday; yesterday’s

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to yesterday.

    • [A]t laſt, this happy fellow, on a high / Bed laid, and dawbed over with thick ointments, / Extends his rigid heels towards the door; but him / The heſternal Romans, with cover'd head, ſuſtained.
    • But notwithstanding my cupidity for such dainties, I have that happy adaptation of taste which can banquet, with delight, upon hesternal offals; can nibble ignominious radishes, or masticate superannuated mutton.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hesternal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA