Vinous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈvʌɪnÉ™s/

Origin

From Latin vinosus, from vīnum ("wine").

Full definition of vinous

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
• 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 254:It was a moment of bathos and anticlimax; a poor sequel to my smoke-ringed, vinous reverie on American grandeur the previous night.
2. Tending to drink wine excessively.

Derived terms

• vinous liquor
• vinously

Related terms

• vinosity