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resiny

resiny

1 6.8
Smelling and feeling sticky like pine sap
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛzəni/
: 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

tarry
vsresiny
2 7.9

Covered with a thick, sticky black material used on roads

is wider, covering both tree sap smell and texture
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
pitchy
vsresiny
1 7.7

Thick and sticky like tar

is broader, including smell and texture from tree sap
resinlike
vsresiny
1 6.9

Having a sticky, hard texture like tree sap

emphasizes texture similarity rather than aroma or dark sticky residue

How Resinous

resinated
  • Specialized
9.6
resiny
1 6.8
resinlike
1 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.