vinous

Adjective

vinous (comparative more vinous, superlative most vinous)

1. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
   • The man who firſt tranſplanted the grape of Burgundy to the Cape of Good Hope (obſerve he was a Dutchman) never dreamt of drinking the ſame wine at the Cape, that the ſame grape produced upon the French mountains—he was too phlegmatic for that—but undoubtedly he expected to drink ſome ſort of...1768, Mr. Yorick [pseudonym; Laurence Sterne], “Preface in the Desobligeant”, in A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, volume I, London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […], →OCLC, pages...

   Synonyms:

   winelike

   1. Involving the use of wine.
      • The bride, in passing down stairs, dressed for her journey, found Tom waiting for her—flushed, either with his feelings, or the vinous part of the breakfast.1854, Charles Dickens, “Husband and Wife”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, 1st book (Sowing), pages 127–128
   2. Having the colour of red wine.
      • Near-synonyms: winelike, wine-dark, wine-blue
      • […] François' quick eye detected the presence of some very small birds moving among the blossoms. They were at once pronounced to be humming-birds, and of that species known as the "ruby-throats" (Trochilus rolubris), so called, because a flake of a beautiful vinous colour under the throat of the...1853, [Thomas] Mayne Reid, “The Shrike and the Humming-birds”, in The Young Voyageurs, or The Boy Hunters in the North, London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson]...
2. Tending to drink wine excessively.
   • Yet fat and vinous old Jack Falstaff, whose portraiture is the happiest hit in all the varied range of English comedy, must be sought for in other scenes.1869, William Francis Collier, “William Shakspere”, in A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical Sketches, London; Edinburgh, New York, N.Y.: T[homas] Nelson and Sons, […], →OCLC...
   • Curiosity induced him to ask the wild-eyed vinous old man if he knew the lady.1883, Fun, London: Published for the proprietors, →OCLC, page 168, column 1
3. Affected by the drinking of wine.
   • The vinous Greek to whom he had address'd / His question, much too merry to divine / The questioner, fill'd up a glass of wine, […]1821 August 8, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, Cantos III, IV, and V, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto III, stanza XLII, page 24
   • "Come, come," said James, putting his hand to his nose and winking at his cousin with a pair of vinous eyes, "no jokes, old boy; no trying it on on me.[…]"1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “James Crawley’s Pipe is Put Out”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 305

   Synonyms:

   winy