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vi⋅nous

  [vahy-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. of, resembling, or containing wine.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wine: a vinous fragrance.
3. produced by, indicative of, or given to indulgence in wine.
4. wine red; wine-colored: a vinous hue.
Origin:
1655–65; < L vīnōsus, equiv. to vīn(um) wine + -ōsus -ous
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vi·nous   (vī'nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or made with wine.

  2. Affected or caused by the consumption of wine.

  3. Having the color of wine.


[Latin vīnōsus, from vīnum, wine.]
vi'nous·ly adv.
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