lucubratory

English

Etymology

Latin lucubratorius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ləˈkjuːbɹətəɹi/, /ləˈkjuːbɹətɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ləˈkjubɹətɔɹi/, /luˈkjubɹətɔɹi/

Adjective

lucubratory (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Composed by candlelight, or at night.
   • December 21, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell

     a solitary candle at your side, to write an epistle lucubratory to your friend

References

• “lucubratory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.