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vinnewed

/ˈvɪnjuːd/

vinnewed adjective: mouldy; (by extension) having some other unwanted or spoiling growth like mould.

Adjective

vinnewed (comparative more vinnewed, superlative most vinnewed)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) Mouldy; (by extension) having some other unwanted or spoiling growth like mould.
    • Vinnewed Ore [is] Copper Ore that has a blue or green spume, or efflorescence upon it like verdigris.1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and ...., page 330
    • 17. —"As-vinnewed figs,"— Mr. Parkhurst.1810, George Somers Clarke, Hebrew Criticism and Poetry: […], page 244

Forms of vinnewed

comparativemore vinnewed
superlativemost vinnewed
alternative formvinewed

Origin of vinnewed

From Middle English yvyned (past participle of vynyen, *vinewen, *fenowen (“to be mouldy”)), from Old English ġefinegod, *ġefynegod, past participle of Old English fynegian (“to become mouldy”), from fyniġ (“mouldy, musty”), equivalent to finew + -ed. Doublet of fenowed. Related to Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”). More at finew.

Words formed from vinnewed

  • vinnewedness

Questions about vinnewed

What does vinnewed mean?
Vinnewed means mouldy; (by extension) having some other unwanted or spoiling growth like mould.
What part of speech is vinnewed?
Vinnewed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vinnewed?
Vinnewed is pronounced /ˈvɪnjuːd/.

Words near vinnewed in the dictionary

  1. Vinks
  2. Vinland
  3. Vinlandic
  4. Vinluan
  5. Vinluans
  6. vinnewed
  7. vinnexin
  8. vinnexins
  9. vinnexon
  10. vinnexons
  11. vinney

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