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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "summery"

Hi

Is the use of summery in these sentence OK (to native ears?)

I want to buy a few summery shirts.
The weather is still very summery despite December.
I want to do a little summery shopping. (I want to buy a few things related to summer.)

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Yes Yes No (not idiomatic here)

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Yes
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No (not idiomatic here)
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Thanks, Clive!

So the same rule for wintry?

Wintry shirts = OK
Wintry weather = OK
Do wintry shopping = Unidiomatic?

Please let me know.

Tom
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So the same rule for wintry?

Wintry shirts = OK Unidiomatic
Wintry weather = OK
Do wintry shopping = Unidiomatic

We also say figuratively eg He gave me a wintry smile (unfriendly, cold)
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Thanks again.

Interesting, isn't it? Summery shirts is fine but wintry shirts is not.

...but then English is full of surprises.

Tom
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summery is very casual for characteristic of summer. Less casual is summer shirts.

You can say winter shirts. but the word 'wintry' sticks close to the idea of cold.

Clive
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