grapey
6.0
Having the taste or smell of grapes
- adjective
- /ˈɡreɪpi/
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afrutado
- The juice was sweet and grapey, making it a favorite among the children.
Examples
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But this is kind of like a grapey deep wine type color.
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I mean, I like grapey, but not overly grapey.
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And then I'm going to take this really grapey kind of matte purple shade.
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Isn't Cabernet really grapey?
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This wine has a distinct grapey aroma that reminds me of fresh grapes.
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I enjoyed a grapey dessert wine that paired perfectly with my cheese platter.
Synonyms
fruity
vsgrapey
27
2.7
A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit
is narrower pointing to grape notes not general fruitiness
vinous
vsgrapey
1
9.9
Having the taste or smell of wine
highlights raw grape flavor rather than general wine association
grapy
vsgrapey
7.5
Having a taste or smell like the fruit used to make wine
is spelled differently with an extra e
winey
vsgrapey
7.4
Having the taste or smell of wine
refers specifically to grapes rather than to fermented wine
winy
vsgrapey
7.4
Having a taste or smell like wine
focuses on grapes' natural notes rather than aged wine qualities
How Grapey
Surface Forms
grapey positive
Morphology
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.