- (a.) Growing, forming or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants.
- (a.) Consisting of air; resembling or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
- (a.) Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
- (a.) Light as air; ethereal.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the air or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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