aërial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪˈɪəɹɪəl/

Adjective

aërial (comparative more aërial, superlative most aërial)

1. Dated form of aerial.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 17:

     "We were," replied Marie, "employed in aërial architecture—the future for our groundwork; I was fancying a lover for myself."

   • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Jonathan Harker’s Journal—continued”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter IV, page 49:

     Then I began to notice that there were some quaint little specks floating in the rays of the moonlight. They were like the tiniest grains of dust, and they whirled round and gathered in clusters in a nebulous sort of way. I leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position, so that I could enjoy more fully the aërial gambolling.

Noun

aërial (plural aërials)

1. Dated form of aerial.

Anagrams

• realia