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resiny

resiny

6.8
Smelling and feeling sticky like pine sap
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛzəni/
translation icon : resinoso
  • The craft beer had a resiny flavor, making it distinctively enjoyable for hop lovers.

Examples

  • This beer is bold and resiny, yet with a mild malty backbone.

    Blog text (17)

  • And the cabin stank of the resiny ganja they had stashed, along with the blow, under the cabin sole.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The benzoin is a rich ambery-resiny note, the ylang ylang is just a hint of exotic flowers, and the tonka is cozy and vanilla-like.

    Blog text (10)

  • The pine tree released a resiny scent that reminded us of warm summer days.

  • The resiny texture of the tree sap made it difficult to remove from my hands.

Synonyms

resinous
vsresiny
1 7.3

Has a sticky, slightly oily feel and a strong pine smell

is about smell and texture rather than only stickiness
tarry
vsresiny
1 7.9

Covered with a thick, sticky black material used on roads

is wider, covering both tree sap smell and texture
resinlike
vsresiny
6.9

Having a sticky, hard texture like tree sap

emphasizes texture similarity rather than aroma or dark sticky residue
pitchy
vsresiny
7.7

Thick and sticky like tar

is broader, including smell and texture from tree sap

How Resinous

resinated
  • Specialized
9.6
resiny
6.8
resinlike
6.9

Surface Forms

resiny positive

Morphology

resiny = resin (transparent) = resin + y

Formed by the noun 'resin' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y', so its meaning 'resin-like' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word resiny comes from resin, the sticky substance from trees, and the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'having', like in 'hairy'. So, resiny describes something that has the sticky texture or pine smell of resin.