— nuptially , adv.
/nup"sheuhl, -cheuhl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals: nuptial behavior.
n.
3. Usually, nuptials . a wedding or marriage.
[ 1480-90; (MF) nuptialis, equiv. to nupti ( ae ) marriage, wedding, deriv. of nubere to marry (of a woman); cf. NUBILE ]
Syn. 3. See marriage .
Pronunciation . The pronunciations /nup"chooh euhl/ and /nup"shooh euhl/ , by analogy with such words as mutual and actual, are not considered standard.