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. See winey
   a variant spelling of winey

Word History and Origins

Origin of winy¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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