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winy

/ˈwaɪni/

Sounds like whiny (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -aɪni

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From Middle English wyny; equivalent to wine + -y.

adjective winier · winiest · winey

Having the taste or qualities of wine. grapes of a winy taste
Similar: vinous, vinaceous, winelike
Relating to the effects of drinking wine; especially, winedrunk. It was late on the morning following our last chapter, ere he thought he had got rid of as much of his winy headache as fitful sleep would carry off, and enveloped himself in a blue and yellow-flowered silk dressing-gown and Turkish slippers.
Similar: vinous

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@misc{winy_2026,
  title = {winy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}