grapey

adj — 3 senses

grapey

adj

/ɡɹeɪ.pi/

Etymology From Middle English grapy, equivalent to grape + -y.

1

Resembling grapes.

  • It was round and purple and had sort of a grapey appearance.
  • 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.1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses:
2

Of, or pertaining to, grapes.

  • full of grapey goodness

grapey

adj

Etymology From rapey, influenced by grape.

1

Internet, Euphemistic Filter-avoidance spelling of rapey.

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