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  • adjective informal Resembling or characteristic of aniseed.

Etymologies

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aniseed +‎ -y

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Examples

  • Sweet cicely - very attractive leaves and the seeds taste nice and aniseedy when fresh.

    Gardening. Spinningfishwife 2009

  • I LOVE dill - and I don't find it aniseedy at all unlike its lookalike fennel fronds - these are overpoweringly aniseedy.

    Weekend Herb Blogging #118 Haalo 2008

  • I'm not a big fan of licorice, but I do like aniseedy vegetables like fennel and chicory.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Niki 2006

  • Stephanie - The interesting thing about fennel is that after you've cooked it, the strong aniseedy flavour softens and modifies.

    Fennel and orange soup Niki 2006

  • I'm not a big fan of licorice, but I do like aniseedy vegetables like fennel and chicory.

    Fennel and orange soup Niki 2006

  • Clothilde speaks about it as well in her post, because she's also no great fan of fennel or aniseedy vegetables!

    Fennel and orange soup Niki 2006

  • But there are some things I miss about France, bizarre things like “Viandox” (to which my ex-Frog introduced me), “Tonigencil” toothpaste (which had an aniseedy flavour) and the school stationery – so much more interesting than the simple “ruled with margin” pads you get over here!

    a nice bit of crumpet 2004

  • Then, lifted by the peppery, aniseedy seasoning, it's the perfection of that beastly treat.

    Evening Standard - Home David Sexton 2011

  • I've got all these recipes that call for fennel in a variety of ways (raw in salads, soup, braised etc but just knowing that it tastes aniseedy/licorice-y makes me avoid it like the plague :( How mild does the flavour become once cooked?

    Fennel and orange soup Niki 2006

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