Citations:matutinal


 * Of, occurring in, or relating to the early morning.
 * 1) * 1893: George Bernard Shaw, Plays Unpleasant: Mrs. Warren’s Profession: The Author’s Apology
 * We had to rehearse at an hour at which no actor or actress has been out of bed within the memory of man; and we sardonically congratulated one another every morning on our rosy matutinal looks and the improvement wrought by our early rising in our health and characters.
 * 1) * 1988: Ray Murphy, The Boston Globe: Hurray, Hurray, the Month of May, the 28th day of April
 * Get up early and wash your face in the matutinal May Day dew; it will make your skin beautiful and your heart pure.
 * 1) * 2002: R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., The Washington Times: Plainly presidential, the 18th day of January
 * Harry Truman, was — like Winston Churchill — known to take a matutinal shot of whisky. He did it after his regular very vigorous early-morning walk.