"oaky" meaning in English

See oaky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈoʊki/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-oaky.wav [US] Forms: oakier [comparative], oakiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊki Etymology: Etymology tree English oak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oaky From oak + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|oak|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English oak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oaky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "oaky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="oaky"> From oak + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} oaky (comparative oakier, superlative oakiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood. Translations (resembling or charachteristic of the oak tree): дъбов (dăbov) (Bulgarian), дъбовиден (dăboviden) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-oaky-en-adj-6dnCMgwJ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'resembling or charachteristic of the oak tree': 91 9
  2. (wine) Describing the taste of wine that has been aged in oak and acquired tannins from the wood.
    Sense id: en-oaky-en-adj-tv8eP~Aa Categories (other): Wine, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Taste Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 43 57 Disambiguation of Taste: 0 100 Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oakiness, Palmers Oaky

Inflected forms

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