grapey

grape

 (grāp)

n.

1. Any of various woody vines of the genus Vitis, bearing clusters of edible berries and widely cultivated in many species and varieties.

2. The fleshy, smooth-skinned, purple, red, or green berry of a grape, eaten raw or dried as a raisin and widely used in winemaking.

3. A dark violet to dark grayish purple.

4. Grapeshot.

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[Middle English, from Old French, bunch of grapes, hook, of Germanic origin.]

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grap·ey, grap·y adj.

grap′i·ness n.

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grapey

(ˈɡreɪpɪ) or

grapy

adj, -pier or -piest

tasting or smelling of grapes

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grap•y

or grap•ey

(ˈgreɪ pi)

adj. grap•i•er, grap•i•est.

1. of or like grapes.

2. tasting of grapes: a grapy wine.

[1350–1400]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

grapey - having a taste like that of grapes; "a grapey wine" grapy tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

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