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12 Adjectives That End With INY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
brainy (adjective) having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence Synonyms: brilliant, smart as a whip
briny (adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) Synonyms: brackish
grainy (adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Synonyms: coarse-grained, farinaceous, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
nonresiny (adjective) not having resin Synonyms: non-resinous, non-resiny, nonresinous
rainy (adjective) (of weather) wet by periods of rain Synonyms: showery
resiny (adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar Synonyms: pitchy, resinous, tarry
satiny (adjective) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk Synonyms: silken, silklike, silky, sleek, slick
shiny (adjective) having a shiny surface or coating Synonyms: glazed
(adjective) reflecting light Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining
spiny (adjective) having spines Synonyms: spinous
(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, thorny
tiny (adjective) very small Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite
whiny (adjective) habitually complaining Synonyms: fretful, querulous, whiney
winy (adjective) having the taste of wine Synonyms: winey

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