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  • adjective Characteristic of the ocean.

Etymologies

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ocean +‎ -y

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Examples

  • This one is kind of oceany too but I really think I like the first one best.

    Fluffy Flowers 2010

  • The seafood is fresh, with that oceany salty-sweet flavor; the sausage is good (though underseasoned compared to what the rest of the world calls linguica); and the grilled potatoes, with their creamy insides and smoky finish, are a real treat.

    Operation Clambake « PubliCola 2010

  • But on the other hand, Inne pieśni, Perfekcyjna niedoskonałość and Czarne oceany are much more universal - they don't really contain any specifically Polish content, being, respectively, an alternate history in a world based on Aristotle's metaphysics, a transhumanist space opera, technological singularity post-cyberpunk set in 2060 United States.

    MIND MELD: Guide to International SF/F (Part I ) 2009

  • But fresh oysters are essential to give the stew its oceany goodness.

    Maria Rodale: Recipe: Oyster Stew in 15 minutes 2009

  • But fresh oysters are essential to give the stew its oceany goodness.

    Maria Rodale: Recipe: Oyster Stew in 15 minutes 2009

  • Kombu is a kind of seaweed and it helps add a rich, oceany, umami flavor to the broth.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • But fresh oysters are essential to give the stew its oceany goodness.

    Maria Rodale: Recipe: Oyster Stew in 15 minutes 2009

  • Kombu is a kind of seaweed and it helps add a rich, oceany, umami flavor to the broth.

    JAPANESE COOKING: Shredded Chicken in Dashi Broth 2009

  • In addition, the pops of the fish roe acts as another source of epicurean pleasure - rich, creamy smoothness of the sauce complimented by periodic pockets of popping brine and oceany scent.

    And I thought I was fusion... 2006

  • In addition, the pops of the fish roe acts as another source of epicurean pleasure - rich, creamy smoothness of the sauce complimented by periodic pockets of popping brine and oceany scent.

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

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