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auberginey

auberginey adjective: resembling or characteristic of an aubergine.

Adjective

auberginey (comparative more auberginey, superlative most auberginey)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of an aubergine.
    • A damp, auberginey waft escaped from the pot when Rosie lifted the lid. She prodded at the contents anxiously with a wooden spoon, and a chunk of vegetable bobbed gently in the stew. It was too watery, she decided […]2012, Chris Smyth, Dinner at Mine
    • "Let me see your chin."
      Gerry turned his profile.
      "It's getting yellower, less auberginey."2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 7”, in Midwinter Break, page 150
    Synonyms:
    eggplanty

Synonyms of auberginey

Forms of auberginey

comparativemore auberginey
superlativemost auberginey

Origin of auberginey

From aubergine + -y.

Questions about auberginey

What does auberginey mean?
Auberginey means resembling or characteristic of an aubergine.
What part of speech is auberginey?
Auberginey is an adjective.

Words near auberginey in the dictionary

  1. aube
  2. auberge
  3. auberges
  4. aubergine
  5. aubergines
  6. auberginey
  7. aubergiste
  8. aubergistes
  9. Auberjonois
  10. Auberon
  11. Auberry

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