Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of onion; resembling or smelling of onion.

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  • adjective Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.

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Examples

  • A footlong is the 12-inch hot dog (preferably with that thin oniony chili) that I get at Dairy Queen (and have eaten there since I was five).

    Friday Follies 2.15 « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Other Kitchens Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Shopping Bags Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Food Out Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Toast: Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Away Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Jamming Lindy 2008

  • I also had a glass of really lovely, properly hot russian tea, served with several kinds of pretty sugar cubes and lemon slices, as well as a complimentary loaf of some kind of oniony black bread, the remainder of which, I took away with me.

    Class Holiday: Chapter Two Lindy 2008

  • This was tasty, if a tad too "oniony" and next time I may use more herbs and less onion.

    Archive 2005-11-01 Nupur 2005

  • Unfortunately, I found the Glenora offerings to be a mess -- slightly off-tasting, oniony and not varietally typical -- though many in the audience enjoyed them as well.

    When a Song Tastes Like a Riesling. Finger Lakes Riesling. 2009

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