winy
/ˈwaɪni/
winy adjective: having the taste or qualities of wine.
Adjective
winy (comparative winier, superlative winiest)
- Having the taste or qualities of wine.
- grapes of a winy taste
- Take Cucumbers, or Pumpions, and set them (here and there) amongst Muske-Melons, and see whether the Melons will not be more Winy, and better tasted.1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries, London: William Lee, V. Century, p. 125
- Relating to the effects of drinking wine; especially, winedrunk.
- It was late on the morning following our last chapter, ere he thought he had got rid of as much of his winy headache as fitful sleep would carry off, and enveloped himself in a blue and yellow-flowered silk dressing-gown and Turkish slippers.1853, R. S. Surtees, chapter 43, in Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour, New York: Stringer & Townsend, published 1856, page 269
- […] our banquet was turned by him to a battle and our winey mirths to bloody rages.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, chapter 15, in The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- vinous
Examples of winy in a sentence
- They are much like ſuch Grapes as grow on our Vines, both in ſhape and colour; and they are of a very pleaſant Winy taſte.1697, William Dampier, chapter XIV, in A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC, page 392:
- The sleeve-buttons were topazes, winy-yellow, lightly set in crinkly gold.1926, Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy, New York: Vintage, published 1961, Part I, Chapter 4, p. 34:
Synonyms of winy
Forms of winy
| comparative | winier |
|---|---|
| superlative | winiest |
| alternative form | winey |
Origin of winy
From Middle English wyny; equivalent to wine + -y.
Words formed from winy
Words that rhyme with winy
Questions about winy
- What does winy mean?
- Winy means having the taste or qualities of wine.
- How do you use winy in a sentence?
- They are much like ſuch Grapes as grow on our Vines, both in ſhape and colour; and they are of a very pleaſant Winy taſte.
- What part of speech is winy?
- Winy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce winy?
- Winy is pronounced /ˈwaɪni/.
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