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asparagusy

asparagusy adjective: resembling or characteristic of asparagus.

Adjective

asparagusy (comparative more asparagusy, superlative most asparagusy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of asparagus.
    • Murphy also reckoned it would be even better in 12 months’ time and liked its “asparagusy” character.1989, John Higgins, “Wines worth a second look”, in The Director, page 148
    • Montana’s most famous wine, certainly as far as export markets are concerned, is its asparagusy Sauvignon Blanc, but it also produces a good range of Chardonnays and two excellent Pinot Noir/Chardonnay sparkling wines, Lindauer and Marlborough Cuvée, the second of which is the result of a...1992, Tim Atkin, Chardonnay, Viking, →ISBN, page 226

Examples of asparagusy in a sentence

  • Who knows what honour they might have bestowed had they tasted van Zyl’s sometimes asparagusy Sauvignon.2001, John Platter, South African Wines 2001, →ISBN, page 356:
  • “Sorry,” I told her, then him, smelling a damp asparagusy odor, peyes grazing our heads as I navigated around his potbelly.2002, Nick Fowler, A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla, New York, N.Y.: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 89:
  • I used to sniff his wee-sodden nappies when he was little for that asparagusy tang of baby, my baby.2010, Polly Williams, How to Be Married, Headline Review, published 2011, →ISBN:
  • ODOR MOLECULES […] • thiols, which smell garlicky, asparagusy, and gassy2015, Patrick Di Justo, This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?: From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What’s Inside...

Forms of asparagusy

comparativemore asparagusy
superlativemost asparagusy
alternative formasparagussy

Origin of asparagusy

From asparagus + -y.

Questions about asparagusy

What does asparagusy mean?
Asparagusy means resembling or characteristic of asparagus.
How do you use asparagusy in a sentence?
Who knows what honour they might have bestowed had they tasted van Zyl’s sometimes asparagusy Sauvignon.
What part of speech is asparagusy?
Asparagusy is an adjective.

Words near asparagusy in the dictionary

  1. asparagusic
  2. asparagusic acid
  3. asparaguslike
  4. asparagusses
  5. asparagussy
  6. asparagusy
  7. asparanin
  8. asparasaponin
  9. aspargine
  10. aspargines
  11. asparginyl

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