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  • adjective Having a flavour or essence of mint.

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  • adjective relating to or suggestive of mint

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Examples

  • The scent is light and kind of minty, with a cool feeling to it, not an overpowering smell.

    Shaving Stuff 2009

  • Grande Absente is a bit more "minty" whereas Absente is more peppery or earthy.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

  • "The bit parts he was up for were usually coded with terms like nebbishy," minty "or fey.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVE ITZKOFF 2010

  • This time though, as I walked over to where he was sitting, he offered me a cup of sweet minty tea and motioned for me to pull up a chair next to his.

    Katie Beck: Pardon My French: Our Heroine Gets a Warm Palestinian Welcome Katie Beck 2011

  • Since they taste just like breakfast, you can floss in the morning before eating without worrying about the usually minty taste of floss interfering with the flavors of the meal.

    Baking Bites » Print » Cupcake Floss 2009

  • On the medium-bodied palate, the fruit is ripe, but restrained, with dark fruit flavors (blackberry, blueberry and a little plum) with more Thai basi/anise character along with sweet, minty herbs.

    Long Island Wine 2009

  • Made in a juicy, low-oak, easy-drinking style, it has nice core of sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit flavors, light earthy-wood notes and just a bit of that minty character.

    The New York Cork Report 2009

  • I thank the powers that be that I am now safely home, wearing my warm and dry pyjamas and having a big mug of hot, minty tea.

    how a short trip can seem very long nathreee 2010

  • Made in a juicy, low-oak, easy-drinking style, it has nice core of sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit flavors, light earthy-wood notes and just a bit of that minty character.

    Long Island Wine 2009

  • Since they taste just like breakfast, you can floss in the morning before eating without worrying about the usually minty taste of floss interfering with the flavors of the meal.

    Cupcake Floss | Baking Bites 2009

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