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raisiny

raisiny adjective: resembling or containing raisins.

Adjective

raisiny (comparative more raisiny, superlative most raisiny)

  1. Resembling or containing raisins.
    • They were like small, elongated cranberries, but more sour than bittersweet — a deep, oxblood red, with a faint raisiny perfume that seemed to infuse the basmati rice in which they had been cooked.2009 September 6, David Corcoran, “A Rare Appearance for an Exotic Cuisine”, in New York Times

Forms of raisiny

comparativemore raisiny
superlativemost raisiny

Origin of raisiny

From raisin + -y.

Questions about raisiny

What does raisiny mean?
Raisiny means resembling or containing raisins.
What part of speech is raisiny?
Raisiny is an adjective.

Words near raisiny in the dictionary

  1. raisining
  2. raisinish
  3. raisinless
  4. raisinlike
  5. raisins
  6. raisiny
  7. raisiné
  8. raisinés
  9. Raismes
  10. raison d'etat
  11. raison d'etre

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