vinous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to wine

Etymology

From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).

In classic literature

Synonyms

vinaceous

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