tenorial

tenorial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English tenor
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English tenorial

    From tenor + -ial.

    Adjective

    tenorial (comparative more tenorial, superlative most tenorial)

    1. (music) Of, pertaining or proper to the tenor voice
      • 2007 September 7, Anthony Tommasini, “That Voice: Warm, Urgent, Italian, Singular”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        But for sheer Italianate tenorial beauty, Mr. Pavarotti was hard to top.

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