oceany
English
Etymology
ocean
+
-y
. Doublet
of
oceanic
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈəʊ.ʃə.ni/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈoʊ.ʃə.ni/
Adjective
oceany
(
comparative
more
oceany
,
superlative
most
oceany
)
Characteristic of the
ocean
.
2007
, Rosalie Wise Sharp,
Rifke: An Improbable Life
, page
144
:
Two other birds took up residence at our swimming pool, which I had painted an eggplant colour, giving the water an
oceany
hue.
2009
August 12, Melissa Clark, “Bluefish With a Crunchy Bite”, in
New York Times
:
My parents then roasted, baked and grilled the fillets for months without ever tiring of what my mother called their “sweet,
oceany
taste.”
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