adj. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
adj. Tending to drink wine excessively.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to wine; having the qualities of wine.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the qualities of wine: as, a vinous flavor; pertaining to wine or its manufacture.
In zoology, wine-colored; vinaceous.
Caused by wine.
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adj. of or relating to wine
Word Usage
"He is the last gentleman, that I know of, of that old school that used to import their own wine and lay it down annually themselves, -- their bins forming a kind of vinous calendar suggestive of great events."