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oenophobic

oenophobic adjective: relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting oenophobia (the fear or hatred of wine).

Adjective

oenophobic (comparative more oenophobic, superlative most oenophobic)

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting oenophobia (the fear or hatred of wine).
    • In sharp contrast to Jonson's oenophobic “Ode to Sidney,” Habington celebrates wine as inspiring—or perhaps serving as—his “Genius,” […]2002, Joshua Scodel, “Drinking and the Politics of Poetic Identity from Jonson to Herrick”, in Excess and the Mean in Early Modern English Literature, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press...
    Antonyms:
    oenophilic

Antonyms of oenophobic

Forms of oenophobic

comparativemore oenophobic
superlativemost oenophobic

Origin of oenophobic

From oeno- + -phobic.

Questions about oenophobic

What does oenophobic mean?
Oenophobic means relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting oenophobia (the fear or hatred of wine).
What part of speech is oenophobic?
Oenophobic is an adjective.

Words near oenophobic in the dictionary

  1. oenophilist
  2. oenophilists
  3. oenophils
  4. oenophily
  5. oenophobia
  6. oenophobic
  7. oenopoetic
  8. oenotheraceous
  9. oenotourism
  10. Oenus
  11. OEO

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