Words / C2

NUPSHL/ˈnʌpʃl/

Nuptial means of a wedding or of marriage (formal / literary): nuptial vows, nuptial leave. Wedding (already in the dictionary) is everyday; marital is of the married state more widely. Nuptials as a noun is the ceremony (often slightly jokey). Do not leave the rota unnamed because the leave is nuptial rather than sick.

Meaning

Relating to marriage or a wedding (formal / literary).

Examples

• “Nuptial leave is still leave: name the cover on the rota.”
• “Wedding is everyday (already in the dictionary). Marital is of marriage as a state. Bridal is of the bride. A ceremony can be nuptial. Cover on the night clinic is a staffing fact. The adjective does not fill the post. Write the deputy’s name.”

Good to know

Of a wedding (formal). Everyday: wedding / marital. Noun: nuptials (the ceremony). Leave still needs a named cover.

Near in meaning

wedding

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