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minerally

minerally adjective: having a mineral flavor.

Adjective

minerally (comparative more minerally, superlative most minerally)

  1. Having a mineral flavor
    • The sweet, firm apples turned out to be the perfect foil for the soft, minerally oyster.2007 April 11, Marian Burros, “The Enticing Oyster, in Months With ‘R’ or Not”, in New York Times

Forms of minerally

comparativemore minerally
superlativemost minerally

Origin of minerally

From mineral + -y.

Questions about minerally

What does minerally mean?
Minerally means having a mineral flavor.
What part of speech is minerally?
Minerally is an adjective.

Words near minerally in the dictionary

  1. mineralizers
  2. mineralizes
  3. mineralizing
  4. minerall
  5. mineralls
  6. minerally
  7. Mineralnye Vody
  8. mineralocorticoid
  9. mineralocorticoids
  10. mineralocorticosteroid
  11. mineralogenic

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