piney

[ pahy-nee ]

/ ˈpaɪ ni /

adjective, pin·i·er, pin·i·est.

piny.

Definition for piney (2 of 2)

piny

or pine·y

[ pahy-nee ]

/ ˈpaɪ ni /

adjective, pin·i·er, pin·i·est.

abounding in or covered with pine trees: piny hillsides.

pertaining to or suggestive of pine trees: a piny fragrance.

Origin of piny

First recorded in 1620–30; pine¹ + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for piney

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
Strange as it may appear, the faithful dog is the only animal which appears to thrive on "piney woods" land.
Black and White|Timothy Thomas Fortune
Both boys breathed deep of the piney fragrance and filled their mouths with pungent "checkerberry" leaves.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

The times that I have been over it, with Piney, a ragged Robin-goodfellow at my heels!
Sally of Missouri|R. E. Young
Then he went back to the Piney and put his wounded foot in the ice-cold water.
The Biography of a Grizzly|Ernest Seton-Thompson
The domestic life at Piney Cove was nearly happiness at this time.
A Noble Woman|Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for piney

piny

/ (ˈpaɪnɪ) /

adjective pinier or piniest

of, resembling, or covered with pine trees

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