English Explanatory Dictionary

oniony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
  2. Flavoured with onions.
  3. Resembling or characteristic of the satirical news website The Onion.
adj
  1. Alternative form of oniony (“resembling the satirical news website The Onion”).

Pronunciation

/ˈʌnjəni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oniony.wav

Word forms

oniony onionier onioniest onion-y more Oniony most Oniony

Etymology

From onion + -y. In sense 3, after the mock news outlet The Onion.

Synonyms

onioned

Related words

Oniony

Derived words

onioniness
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