piney

[ pahy-nee ]

/ ˈpaɪ ni /

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adjective, pin·i·er, pin·i·est.

a variant of piny.

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Words nearby piney

Pine Tree State, pinetum, Pineville, pine warbler, pinewood, piney, pin-eyed, pinfall, pinfeather, pinfire, pinfish

How to use piney in a sentence

The char wasn’t smoky as if it had been grilled, but had a metallic tang to it, accented by the piney rosemary.
I Nearly Set My House on Fire Trying to Make the Lightning Mushroom From ‘Ratatouille’|Jaya Saxena|September 27, 2021|Eater
During the heated contest versus Big Piney, Kane tells us that even the referee told him, “You guys are nothing but filthy slobs.”
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own|Robert Silverman|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second that Piney went into hiding in the cabin, we knew the end was coming.
'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Game of Thrones' and Other Best TV Deaths of 2011|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|December 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Piney (William Lucking) on Sons of Anarchy, episode 408, “Family Recipe”
'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Game of Thrones' and Other Best TV Deaths of 2011|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|December 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Taking a favorable stand near a deserted farm-house, by the Piney Church road, I could see the dark lines move steadily on.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
"I never saw such beautiful pink eyes before," remarked Piney the Purple Finch.
Bumper, The White Rabbit|George Ethelbert Walsh
The sun was bright, and there was a strong breeze full of piney odors from the forests to the west.
What Might Have Been Expected|Frank R. Stockton
The piney air, the flowers and the sunshine had all been poetically but quite truthfully described.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed
Both boys breathed deep of the piney fragrance and filled their mouths with pungent "checkerberry" leaves.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow