variants
or winy
winier; winiest
1
: having the taste or qualities of wine
a winey sauce
2
of the air
: crisply fresh : exhilarating
Examples of winey in a Sentence
beef in a winey sauce
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A concentrated, winey-sweet ice cider (11.5 percent alcohol) with a slightly bitter apple-skin finish is labeled Iscider.
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Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2017
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Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2017
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“Winey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winey. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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