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

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

From Salon

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

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

From Salon

Rhodotus palmatus is both veiny and gelatinous and like Bleeding Tooth, it excretes a golden, sometimes ruby goo.

From Salon

“Have you seen these? They’re called kintsugi,” he said, pulling up photos of delicate, Japanese pottery pieces that had been shattered then pieced back together, their veiny seams glimmering.

From Washington Post