"leesy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈliː.zi/ [US] Forms: more leesy [comparative], most leesy [superlative]
Etymology: From lees + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lees|y}} lees + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} leesy (comparative more leesy, superlative most leesy)
  1. (of the aroma or flavor of a wine) Rich in a way that indicates, and results from, long contact with lees. Categories (topical): Wine
    Sense id: en-leesy-en-adj-rI5r4Z8j Disambiguation of Wine: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 69 31
  2. (of wine) Having such an aroma or flavor.
    Sense id: en-leesy-en-adj-1oZjCh0T

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