restauranty en · ADJ
Etymology
From restaurant + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a restaurant.
Tables in the courtyard and a nice restaurant. Even the pub part has a restauranty feel. I really like it.
1992, David Kemp, The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain, page 249:I'm generally uninspired on self-catering holidays – I like the security of my own kitchen – but I could happily take a lump of mackerel along to wow my friends with a restauranty pâté […]
2014, Daisy Jones, Star Fish, page 246:Meanwhile the food at the Parakeet is really quite, well, restauranty. Which isn’t an adjective, but should be.
2023 June 4, Jay Rayner, “Parakeet, London”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more restauranty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most restauranty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |