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VINOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vinous mean?
• VINOUS (adjective)
The adjective VINOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to wine
Familiarity information: VINOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to wine
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
vinaceous; vinous
Pertainym:
wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))
Derivation:
wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))
Context examples
A humorous suggestion was made that she sing the notes on her face whereupon she threw up her hands, sank into a chair and went off into a deep vinous sleep.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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