veiny

[vey-nee]

adjective

veinier, veiniest 

1. full of veins; prominently veined.

   a veiny hand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of veiny¹

First recorded in 1585–95; vein + -y ¹

Example Sentences

TikTok videos show boys as young as 13 and 14 in school toilets, flexing veiny biceps which bulge out of their school uniforms.

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Then, after he talks himself out, he gyrates to the music, waving his veiny arms in the air.

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I’m not sobbing because Zverev won or because my hands remind me of my grandmother’s, though slightly less waxy, veiny and spotted.

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“I bought you something, baby,” she said, her veiny hands gripping a crumpled paper bag.

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On July 24 Cheyenne Jackson, an actor, posted a photo on Instagram that showed him shirtless, with glistening abs, veiny arms and his lips parted.

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