grapey

1 6.0

Having the taste or smell of grapes

adjective
/ˈɡreɪpi/

: afrutado

The juice was sweet and grapey, making it a favorite among the children.

Examples

But this is kind of like a grapey deep wine type color.
I mean, I like grapey, but not overly grapey.

Just Go with It (2011)
And then I'm going to take this really grapey kind of matte purple shade.
Isn't Cabernet really grapey?

Just Go with It (2011)
This wine has a distinct grapey aroma that reminds me of fresh grapes.
I enjoyed a grapey dessert wine that paired perfectly with my cheese platter.

Synonyms

fruity

vsgrapey

32 2.7

A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit

is narrower pointing to grape notes not general fruitiness

winey

vsgrapey

1 7.4

Having the taste or smell of wine

refers specifically to grapes rather than to fermented wine

vinous

vsgrapey

1 9.9

Having the taste or smell of wine

highlights raw grape flavor rather than general wine association

winy

vsgrapey

1 7.4

Having a taste or smell like wine

focuses on grapes' natural notes rather than aged wine qualities

grapy

vsgrapey

1 7.5

Having a taste or smell like the fruit used to make wine

is spelled differently with an extra e

How Grapey

grapey

1 6.0

vinous

1 9.9

jammy

1 4.3

fruity

32 2.7

Surface Forms

grapey positive

Morphology

grapey = grape (transparent) = grape + y

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of' + a familiar noun 'grape', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Grapey comes from the simple word grape plus the ending -y, which means 'having the quality of'. So something called grapey 'tastes or smells like grapes', like grape juice or grape jelly.