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veiny

[ vey-nee ]

adjective

veinier, veiniest.
  1. full of veins; prominently veined:

    a veiny hand.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veiny1

First recorded in 1585–95; vein + -y 1
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I’m not sobbing because Zverev won or because my hands remind me of my grandmother’s, though slightly less waxy, veiny and spotted.

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“I bought you something, baby,” she said, her veiny hands gripping a crumpled paper bag.

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On July 24 Cheyenne Jackson, an actor, posted a photo on Instagram that showed him shirtless, with glistening abs, veiny arms and his lips parted.

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Rhodotus palmatus is both veiny and gelatinous and like Bleeding Tooth, it excretes a golden, sometimes ruby goo.

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“Have you seen these? They’re called kintsugi,” he said, pulling up photos of delicate, Japanese pottery pieces that had been shattered then pieced back together, their veiny seams glimmering.

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