twiny

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/ˈtwaɪni/

adjective

Tending to twine; twisting around.

“a plant with a twiny stem”

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Meanings

adjectivetwiny (comparative more twiny, superlative most twiny)

comparative more twiny · superlative most twiny

  1. Tending to twine; twisting around.

    a plant with a twiny stem

  2. Made of twine; having the appearance of twine.

    And so one may re-read 'Epithalamion', observing that to put off bleached linen and woven woolwear and twiny boots is (even if comic) to shuffle off this mortal coil[…]

    1973, Winifred Nowottny -, Hopkins's Language of Prayer & Praise, page 9
  3. UKarchaicdialectalNorth Countryfretful; uneasy

Origin

From twine + -y.

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APA

twiny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiny

MLA

“twiny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twiny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiny.

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