July 28, 2007

Matutinal

matutinal \muh-TOOT-n-uhl\, adjective:
Relating to or occurring in the morning; early.

We had to rehearse at an hour at which no actor or actress has been out of bed within the memory of man; and we sardonically congratulated one another every morning on our rosy matutinal looks and the improvement wrought by our early rising in our health and characters.
-- George Bernard Shaw, "The Author's Apology", Mrs. Warren's Profession

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