viny

¹

[ vahy-nee ]

adjective

, vin·i·er, vin·i·est.

1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling vines:

   viny tendrils.

2. abounding in or producing vines:

   a viny region.

Viny

²

[ vahy-nee ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of viny¹

First recorded in 1560–70; vine + -y ¹

Example Sentences

By winter, all of these spindly, viny, colorful plants will go brown and dormant.

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I pushed on, climbing over fallen trunks, and twining myself through the viny cordage.

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A piece of bonnet-wire makes the best stem if you wish to give the true viny effect of the growth.

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The viny arbour was principally gone to decay, and the eglantine blushed mournfully along the fences.

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Mis' Viny, balancing on the window ledge to reach for eggs, looked back at us.

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What became of these coins old Viny did not know; she only knew how patiently they were collected, and how scrupulously saved.

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