oniony /ˈʌnjəni/ adjective3 •Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.The leaves of the Salad leek possess a somewhat oniony taste and smell, and are extensively eaten raw as a relish. — 1910 •Flavoured with onions. •Resembling or characteristic of the satirical news website The Onion.Many of these submissions were deleted for not having “an oniony quality” (seeming more like satire than news, not just a funny title) or being from an unreliable news source. — 2019 formsmore Oniony · onionier · most Oniony · onioniest