JUVENAL


Meaning of JUVENAL in English

I. ˈjüvən ə l noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin juvenalis, adjective

archaic : youth

forever … juvenals in limb and spirit — Observer

II. adjective

Etymology: Latin juvenalis, from juvenis young person + -alis -al

: of, relating to, or being a juvenile

juvenal bobwhite quail — Wildlife Review

III. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Juvenal died ab A.D. 140 Roman lawyer and satirist (from Latin D. Junius Juvenalis )

: a writer resembling or suggestive of the Roman poet Juvenal in his use of biting satire and pungent realism

• ju·ve·na·li·an |jüvə|nālēən adjective , usually capitalized

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