veinous

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veinous

  • /ˈveɪ.nəs/

Rhymes with -eɪnəs

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From vein + -ous.

adjective more veinous · most veinous

  1. Having prominent veins. The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and leaden, and his hands lean and veinous.

    Similar: veiny

  2. From, or related to veins. I do a veinous draw once a month at the doctor's lab.

    Similar: venous, venal

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adj having veins

Italianovenoso

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@misc{veinous_2026,
  title = {veinous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veinous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}