"veiny" meaning in English

See veiny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈveɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veiny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: veinier [comparative], veiniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪni Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vēna Old French veinebor. Middle English veine English vein English -y English veiny From vein + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|vein|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin vēna Old French veinebor. Middle English veine English vein English -y English veiny [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vēna", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "veine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "veine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vein", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "veiny", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="veiny"> From vein + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} veiny (comparative veinier, superlative veiniest)
  1. Having prominent veins. Derived forms: veininess Translations (having prominent veins): sooneline (Estonian), soonikas (Estonian), suonikas (Finnish), veiudo (Portuguese), ådrig (Swedish), damarlı (Turkish)
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Inflected forms

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