oniony
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3.7
Having a strong smell or taste like raw onion
- adjective
- /ˈoʊni/
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- He pulled her close to him, so close that when he laughed she practically gagged at his fetid, oniony breath.
Examples
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The sautéed vegetables had a strong, oniony aroma that filled the kitchen.
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It's hard to get a very barbecuey, very fried, oniony Ranch is good.
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A beef stew with a sauce so good he wanted to rub it all over his body; rich, meaty, sweet, and oniony.
Fiction book (2002) -
His favorite dip had a tangy and oniony taste that everyone enjoyed.
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The pizza was topped with gooey cheese and a delicious, oniony flavor.
Synonyms
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9.9
Having a strong taste or smell of onions and garlic
is specifically about the smell, taste, or qualities of a common kitchen bulb
How Oniony
Surface Forms
oniony positive
Morphology
Etymology
Oniony is simply onion plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having the quality of', just like in rainy or watery. So something 'oniony' smells or tastes like an onion. The word onion comes from Latin unio meaning 'one', because an onion is a single bulb.