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aniseedy en · ADJ

Etymology

From aniseed + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of aniseed.
   • Boldly she drained her glass, too, in one gulp. For a second or so, nothing happened but a curious aniseedy taste as the liquor slipped over her palate, but then, suddenly, it was as if an incendiary bomb had burst in her throat and sent white fire racing down every channel of her body. 1930, J[ohn] B[oynton] Priestley, “Miss Matfield Wonders”, in Angel Pavement, London: William Heinemann Ltd, →OCLC, section 4, page 260:
2. (informal) Flavoured or treated with aniseed.
   • I normally make this with lemon, but it is also good with fragrant mandarins, which work well with aniseedy ouzo. 2017, Catherine Phipps, “[Main courses] Whole Baked Fish with Lemon and Ouzo”, in Citrus: Recipes That Celebrate the Sour and the Sweet, London: Quadrille, →ISBN, page 80:
   • Raki is an aniseedy liquor, usually taken with meze. 2006, “Turkey”, in Jonathan Lorie, Amy Sohanpaul, James Innes Williams, editors, The Traveller’s Handbook: The Insider’s Guide to World Travel, 11th edition, London: WEXAS, →ISBN, page 521, column 1:
   • At the back of the 4x4, the poet was mixing a maroon liquid from a medicine bottle with sherry in a row of little shot glasses on the lid of a biscuit tin. ‘This gentleman first!’ Whitby laughed. I swallowed mine and as the rich aniseedy liquor coated my oesophagus, I knew nothing could terrify me more than the thought of the life I’d led – and failed to lead. 2010, Michael Nath, “Whitby”, in La Rochelle, Pontefract, West Yorkshire: Route, →ISBN, page 246:
   • There’s an appropriately good stock of Ricard and other aniseedy liquor, served at the elegant zinc bar, open late during summer months. 2010, “[St Tropez] Hotel Pastis”, in Juliet Kinsman, editor, Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection: France, London: Spy Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 281:
   • They continued to play Criticality as they ate, and sipped at the aniseedy liquor that was provided. 2013, David M Henley, “Pierre Jnr is confirmed alive on April Seventh, 2159”, in The Hunt for Pierre Jnr, Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperVoyager, →ISBN, page 152:
   • This recipe uses Metaxa, the softly caramelly Greek brandy, together with its compatriot, aniseedy ouzo, for a thoroughly Mediterranean experience. 2004, Stuart Walton, “Never on Sunday”, in The Bartender’s Guide to Cocktails & Mixed Drinks: A Complete Encyclopedia of Spirits, Liqueurs, Wine, Beer, and Mixers with Instructions for Making 600 Drinks, New York, N.Y.: Barnes & Noble Books, →ISBN, page 181, column 1:

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Synonyms

aniseeded