sunrisy

English

Alternative forms

• sunrisey

Etymology

From sunrise +‎ -y.

Adjective

sunrisy (comparative more sunrisy, superlative most sunrisy)

1. (informal) Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sunrise.
   • 1942, Sir Henry John Newbolt, Lady Margaret Edina Duckworth Newbolt, The Later Life and Letters of Sir Henry Newbolt:

     June 6 is a good day for a birthday — I remember in my youth how sunrisy it used to feel, with the roses just breaking, and gooseberry fool available for dinner! It is just that dayspring that makes Paradise — there's no other joy comparable to it, […]

   • 1962, Clay Fisher, The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico:

     Out at the old schoolhouse-church, bright and sunrisy the following morning, the sparks began to fly.

   • 2002, Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education:

     And she can use them correctly, even if creatively, for example, "The sky is all sunrisey," or "Let's swarm the money into the bag."