GRAPY

grapey, grapy

(adjective) having a taste like that of grapes; “a grapey wine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

grapy (comparative more grapy, superlative most grapy)

Composed of, or resembling, grapes.

The God we now behold with open'd eyes;
A herd of spotted panthers round him lies
In glaring forms; the grapy clusters spread
On his fair brows, and dangle on his head.

Source: Wiktionary


Grap"y, a.

Definition: Composed of, or resembling, grapes. The grapy clusters. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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