evening (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. vespertīnus2. Hespĕrius (poet.)3. occĭduus (appertaining to sunset) • evening (adj.): 1. vespertīnus: an e. letter (received in the e.), v. literae, Cic.: v. preced. art. ad fin. 2. Hespĕrius (poet.): Hor. 3. occĭduus (appertaining to sunset): Calpurn. Phr.: what bodes the e. red, quid vesper rubens vehat, cf. Virg. G. 1, 251, 461.