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grapy

grapy

7.5
Having a taste or smell like the fruit used to make wine
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡreɪpi/
translation icon : afrutado
  • The juice had a pleasantly grapy flavor that reminded me of fresh fruit.

Examples

  • This wine is so grapy!

  • This grapy wine pairs perfectly with cheese and crackers.

  • She described the aroma as both sweet and grapy after swirling the glass.

  • The grapy flavor of this wine is delightful.

  • The wine had a grapy flavor that reminded me of summer evenings in the vineyard.

  • I could tell the dessert was made with fresh grapes because it had such a grapy aroma.

  • He described the new vintage as delightfully grapy, akin to ripe grapes just off the vine.

Synonyms

fruity
vsgrapy
27 2.7

A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit

is narrower, referring to one fruit's specific taste and aroma
grapey
vsgrapy
6.0

Having the taste or smell of grapes

is the form mainly used when describing wine flavour
winey
vsgrapy
7.4

Having the taste or smell of wine

is about the fruit taste itself rather than the fermented drink
winy
vsgrapy
7.4

Having a taste or smell like wine

focuses on the fruit taste rather than the beverage qualities
grapelike
vsgrapy
5.0

Like a bunch of small round fruits attached together

describes taste or aroma similarity rather than appearance

How Grape-like

vinous
1 9.9
jammy
1 4.3
grapy
7.5
fruity
27 2.7

Surface Forms

grapy positive
grapier comparative
grapiest superlative

Morphology

grapy = grape (transparent) = grape + y

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'grape' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of or resembling'.

Etymology

The word grapy comes from grape plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So grapy simply describes something that smells or tastes 'like' grapes, as you might say of some wines or juices.