veiny

American  

[vey-nee] / ˈveɪ ni /

adjective

veinier, veiniest

1. full of veins; prominently veined.

   a veiny hand.

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Etymology

Origin of veiny

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

Example Sentences

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veiny

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

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

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

Storks and turkey vultures urinate on their legs to keep cool, for example, and kangaroos lick their veiny forearms to keep them moist.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 17, 2023

But the postwar generation did not necessarily riff on Hans Wegner’s familiar blond chairs or Tapio Wirkkala’s leaf-shaped veiny trays.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2020

He finds G’ma standing in a small clearing with her veiny little fists on her hips.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone