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English
Etymology
From ether + -ial.
Adjective
etherial (comparative more etherial, superlative most etherial)
- Archaic form of ethereal.
1687, [John Dryden], “”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: Jacob Tonson , →OCLC, page 22:Sure he preſum'd of praiſe, vvho came to ſtock / Th' etherial paſtures vvith ſo fair a flock; / Burniſh'd, and bat'ning on their food, to ſhovv / The diligence of carefull herds belovv.
1876, Herman Melville, “Canto XVIII. The Hill-side.”, in Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land. , volume II, New York, N.Y.: G P Putnam’s Sons , →OCLC, part IV (Bethlehem), pages 512–513:Etherial visitants of earth, / Foiled benefactors, proves your worth / But sundry texts, disowned in mart, / Light scratched, not graved on man's hard heart?