resinous

[ rez-uh-nuhs ]
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adjective
  1. full of or containing resin.

  2. of the nature of or resembling resin.

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of resin.

Origin of resinous

1
From the Latin word rēsīnōsus, dating back to 1640–50. See resin, -ous
  • Also res·in·y [rez-uh-nee]. /ˈrɛz ə ni/.

Other words from resinous

  • res·in·ous·ly, adverb
  • res·in·ous·ness, noun
  • sem·i·res·in·ous, adjective
  • sem·i·res·in·y, adjective
  • un·res·in·ous, adjective

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How to use resinous in a sentence

  • The pumpkin seeds, trapped in the heat of the caramel, are imbued with an autumnal, resiny resonance.

    Pumpkin Seed Brittle | The Daily Beast | November 25, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • They make fine resiny, light-giving camp-fires, next to ears of Indian corn the most beautiful fuel I've ever seen.

  • His specimens are kept passably fresh, too, by the purity of the air and the resiny bituminous beds into which they are pressed.

  • You do not need any sleeping powders in the Black Forest, for the soft magic of its resiny air will lull you to repose.