Meaning
Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Classical Latin iūniperus Vulgar Latin ziniperus Old French genevreder. Middle Dutch jenever Dutch jeneverder. English genevaclip. English gin Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ginny From gin + -y.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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