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vinous

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Adj — Relating to wine, or having qualities typical of it.

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Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Relating to wine, or having qualities typical of it.

2. adj

Involving the drinking or use of wine.

Etymology

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

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