adj
vinny
VIH-nee
adj
1
A dated dialect word meaning moldy or mildewed.
"The bread at the back of the cupboard had gone vinny with age."
How to Use Vinny
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for something that has gone moldy.
Word Forms
more vinny comparative, most vinny superlative
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Etymology
From Old English fyniġ ("moldy"), related to the verb "vinew."