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

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

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

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

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

Much cooler in tone are Nathan Myhrvold’s blue-tinted close-up photograph of a cabbage, glistening and veiny, and Maremi Andreozzi’s small paintings in which white lines curve and zigzag across brightly colored patterns.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022

Supplicants approach him and put their hands on his veiny arms and bony shoulders, seeking healing from maladies real or imagined.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner