lineny
lineny adjective: resembling or characterized by linen.
Adjective
lineny (comparative more lineny, superlative most lineny)
- Resembling or characterized by linen.
- She laid herself upon the bed, regardless of her fluffy tulle and magnolia blossoms, and turned her face against the lineny coolness of the pillow.1885, Alice King Hamilton, chapter 17, in One of the Duanes, Philadelphia: Lippincott, pages 239–240
- Garth sat beside the bed in the middle of the big sunny ward. […] The place was blanched and lineny with an apocalyptic impersonal light and people shaded their eyes and lowered their voices.1971, Iris Murdoch, An Accidental Man, New York: Viking, page 216
- Synonyms:
- linenlike
Synonyms of lineny
Forms of lineny
| comparative | more lineny |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lineny |
Origin of lineny
From linen + -y.
Questions about lineny
- What does lineny mean?
- Lineny means resembling or characterized by linen.
- What part of speech is lineny?
- Lineny is an adjective.
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