Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having the taste or qualities of wine.

    grapes of a winy taste

    having the taste of wine

  2. Relating to the effects of drinking wine; especially, winedrunk.

Origin

From Middle English wyny; equivalent to wine + -y.

From Middle English wyny; equivalent to wine + -y.

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Forms

winier, winiest
Comparativewinier Lesson
Superlativewiniest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having the taste of wine:winey

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
winy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto