vinolent

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈvaɪ.nə.lənt/ UK /ˈvɪn.ə.lənt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    fond of drinking wine, especially to excess; wine-soaked or drunken

    A vinolent warmth softened the quarrels around the dinner table.

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Synonyms
1 adj · fond of drinking wine,... wine-lovingbibulousdrunken
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Word family
Related forms winevinous

Etymology

From Middle English vynolent and Latin vinolentus, 'full of or addicted to wine,' from vinum, 'wine.'

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