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raisiny

raisiny

6.4
Food that tastes like small sweet dried grapes or has them inside
  • adjective
  • /ˈreɪzəni/
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  • His sweater was covered in a raisiny fiber that made it look old and worn.

Examples

  • The wine was deep and raisiny, with hints of dark fruit and spice.

  • The cake had a rich, raisiny flavor that reminded me of my grandmother's baking.

  • I really like how it gave me a blank canvas to work on, but it looks very raisiny or creepy on my lids right now.

Surface Forms

raisiny positive

Morphology

raisiny = raisin (transparent) = raisin + y

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-y' to the noun 'raisin', yielding the predictable meaning 'having qualities of raisins'.

Etymology

Raisiny comes from raisin ('dried grape') plus the ending -y which means 'full of' or 'like'. So raisiny describes something that tastes, looks, or feels like it has raisins.