vinolent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈvaɪ.nə.lənt/ UK /ˈvɪn.ə.lənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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

A vinolent warmth softened the quarrels around the dinner table.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · fond of drinking wine,... wine-lovingbibulousdrunken

Opposites

abstemious sober

Word family

Related forms wine vinous

Etymology

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

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