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winy

or wine·y

[ wahy-nee ]

adjective

, win·i·er, win·i·est.
  1. of, like, or characteristic of wine.
  2. affected by wine.


winy

/ ˈwaɪnɪ /

adjective

  1. a variant spelling of winey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of winy1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wine, -y 1
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Example Sentences

The surprising horror had reduced everyone to soberness: all tipsiness, all winy drowsiness, had passed away.

The fruit consisted of grapes and those winy Breton cider-apples from Bannalec.

The weather has turned quite warm again, with glorious spring days of winy and heart-tugging sunlight and cool and starry nights.

In the meantime (we said) why do you not drink the rich and winy liquor which your vessel contains?

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