canicular

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective of or relating to the dog days of summer
adjective relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)

From Latin canīculāris (“of or related to a puppy; Sothic”), from Canīcula (“puppy; Sirius”) + -aris (“forming adjectives”).

It was midsummer, but no words and no experience of other places can convey an idea of the canicular heat of Jerusalem. — Tancred; Or, The New Crusade, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli
Even as a lizard, under the great scourge Of days canicular, exchanging hedge, Lightning appeareth if the road it cross; Thus did appear, coming towards the bellies Of the two others, a small fiery serpent, Livid and black as is a peppercorn. — Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell, Dante Alighieri

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