Meaning

(informal) Resembling or characteristic of aniseed..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of aniseed.
2. (informal) Flavoured or treated with aniseed.

Example Sentences

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.

This recipe uses Metaxa, the softly caramelly Greek brandy, together with its compatriot, aniseedy ouzo, for a thoroughly Mediterranean experience.

Raki is an aniseedy liquor, usually taken with meze.

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.

There’s an appropriately good stock of Ricard and other aniseedy liquor, served at the elegant zinc bar, open late during summer months.

They continued to play Criticality as they ate, and sipped at the aniseedy liquor that was provided.

I normally make this with lemon, but it is also good with fragrant mandarins, which work well with aniseedy ouzo.

Word Forms

• more aniseedy
• most aniseedy

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When Should You Use Aniseedy?

Use aniseedy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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