oceany

      English

      Etymology

      ocean +‎ -y

      Adjective

      oceany (comparative more oceany, superlative most oceany)

      1. 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”, 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.”
      Last modified on 7 September 2011, at 16:37