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turpentiny

turpentiny adjective: resembling or characteristic of turpentine.

Adjective

turpentiny (comparative more turpentiny, superlative most turpentiny)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of turpentine.
    • a turpentiny smell

Forms of turpentiny

comparativemore turpentiny
superlativemost turpentiny
alternative formturpentiney

Origin of turpentiny

From turpentine + -y.

Questions about turpentiny

What does turpentiny mean?
Turpentiny means resembling or characteristic of turpentine.
What part of speech is turpentiny?
Turpentiny is an adjective.

Words near turpentiny in the dictionary

  1. turpentines
  2. turpentineweed
  3. turpentiney
  4. turpentinic
  5. turpentining
  6. turpentiny
  7. turpeth
  8. turpid
  9. turpidly
  10. turpin
  11. Turpinesque

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