vinous /ˈvaɪnəs/ adjective5 •Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine. •Involving the use of wine.The bride, in passing down stairs, dressed for her journey, found Tom waiting for her—flushed, either with his feelings, or the vinous part of the breakfast. — 1854 •Having the colour of red wine.Day was breaking, and the sheets of talc in the walls were filled with a vinous colour. — 1904 •Affected by the drinking of wine.The vinous Greek to whom he had address'd / His question, much too merry to divine / The questioner, fill'd up a glass of wine, […] — 1821 •Tending to drink wine excessively.Yet fat and vinous old Jack Falstaff, whose portraiture is the happiest hit in all the varied range of English comedy, must be sought for in other scenes. — 1869 formsmore vinous · most vinous