asparagusy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asparagus.
Example Sentences
- "Murphy also reckoned it would be even better in 12 months’ time and liked its “asparagusy” character."
- "Montana’s most famous wine, certainly as far as export markets are concerned, is its asparagusy Sauvignon Blanc, but it also produces a good range of Chardonnays and two excellent Pinot Noir/Chardonnay sparkling wines, Lindauer and Marlborough Cuvée, the second of which is the result of a felicitous joint-venture with Champagne house Deutz."
- "Who knows what honour they might have bestowed had they tasted van Zyl’s sometimes asparagusy Sauvignon."
- "“Sorry,” I told her, then him, smelling a damp asparagusy odor, peyes grazing our heads as I navigated around his potbelly."
- "In order to temper Sea Kale’s somewhat bitter demeanor, the shoots are blanched with Sea Kale pots (or by heaping soil upon them), and, when harvested at 6 to 10 inches long in April, they are famously “asparagusy,” mild, and tender."
- "I used to sniff his wee-sodden nappies when he was little for that asparagusy tang of baby, my baby."
Etymology
From asparagus + -y.