Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a resinous character; containing or covered with resin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like resin; resinous.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Like resin; resinous.
  • adjective Of, or pertaining to, resin.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having the characteristics of pitch or tar

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Examples

  • The silence hung heavy, and he fell to analyzing the forest scents, the odors of mould and rotting vegetation, the resiny smells of pine cones and needles, the aromatic savors of many camp-smokes.

    IN THE FOREST OF THE NORTH 2010

  • Once it gets to room temperature, there is a faintly piney-resiny note on the palate.

    What We Drank 2009

  • Once it gets to room temperature, there is a faintly piney-resiny note on the palate.

    The New York Cork Report: 2009

  • He's already reaped 400 pounds of Cascades, a strain prized for the citrusy, resiny flavors it imparts to ales.

    Beer: The pursuit of hoppiness 2010

  • Schlafly Dry-Hopped APA (American pale ale) draws its flavor from Cascade and Chinook hops, two quintessential American strains noted for their citrusy and resiny qualities.

    Beer: Schlafly's D.C. connection 2010

  • Within, the air was full of the rich scent of seasoned timber and the resiny smoke of torches, and the subdued murmur of voices among the lower tables fell silent as the three of them entered, Canon Meirion leading.

    His Disposition 2010

  • Vaguely resiny, definitely the green of a mixed forest.

    Archive 2009-05-01 ScentScelf 2009

  • "There was the lightest touch of malty sweetness to start; then a surge of cleansing, refreshing, resiny, almost orange-zest flavours; and, finally, an astonishingly late, long finish of fresh, appetite-arousing bitterness."

    Mining Michael Jackson 2009

  • Aroma: musty and resiny, some citrus; pine hops; biscuit and toasty malts are faintly in the background

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Vaguely resiny, definitely the green of a mixed forest.

    Dirt and Mothering ScentScelf 2009

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