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vinous

adjective
vi·​nous | \ ˈvÄ«-nÉ™s How to pronounce vinous (audio) \

Definition of vinous

1 : of, relating to, or made with wine vinous medications
2 : showing the effects of the use of wine
3 : vinaceous

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Other Words from vinous

vinously adverb

Examples of vinous in a Sentence

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Even if prices keep rising, the best-performing stocks tend to beat their vinous peers. The Economist, "Burgundy wine investors have beaten the stockmarket," 24 Aug. 2019 Drew Baker, Lisa Hinton, and Ashli Johnson — respectively, the farmer, winemaker, and general manager at Old Westminster Winery — have put northern Maryland on the vinous map once again. Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, "Fizzy summer wines offer lighthearted refreshment," 29 July 2019 The stark landscape, intense sun and dry heat result in an austere and fiercely mineral wine, whose textural thrust seems to be a vinous version of the vines' stark surroundings. Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Cool white wines from hot climates," 15 May 2018 Here then are three categories of hot spot — coastal, island and inland — all renowned for the sort of summers that require a thirst-quenching, vinous antidote. Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Cool white wines from hot climates," 15 May 2018 Zinfandel is the vinous equivalent of rock 'n' roll. Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country, "Sonoma's Bedrock Wine Co. Makes as Good a Zinfandel as You Can Find," 6 Nov. 2015 SOME GRAPES, through no fault of their own, are the perennial plus-one, the second banana, the vinous add-on. Lettie Teague, WSJ, "Dolcetto: Italy’s Overshadowed, Underestimated Wine," 8 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of vinous

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for vinous

Middle English, from Latin vinosus, from vinum wine

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