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vinous definition

vi·nous (vī′nəs)

adjective

    1. of, having the nature of, or characteristic of wine
    2. wine-colored; specif., red like wine
    1. addicted to drinking wine
    2. resulting from drinking wine

Etymology: L vinosus, full of wine < vinum: see vine

Related Forms:

  • vinosity vi·nos′·ity (-näs′ə tē) noun

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