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oaky

/ˈoʊki/

oaky adjective: resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.

Adjective

oaky (comparative oakier, superlative oakiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
  2. Describing the taste of wine that has been aged in oak and acquired tannins from the wood.

Forms of oaky

comparativeoakier
superlativeoakiest

Origin of oaky

From oak + -y.

Words formed from oaky

Words that rhyme with oaky

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about oaky

What does oaky mean?
Oaky means resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
What part of speech is oaky?
Oaky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oaky?
Oaky is pronounced /ˈoʊki/ (US).

Words near oaky in the dictionary

  1. oakwood
  2. oakwoods
  3. oakworm
  4. oakworms
  5. Oakworth
  6. oaky
  7. OAL
  8. Oallen
  9. Oamaru
  10. OAMC
  11. OAN

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