lemonyadj.
/ˈlɛməni/, U.S. /ˈlɛməni/ a. Resembling the smell of the lemon, tasting of lemon.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [adjective] > resembling lemon
citreous1657
lemonish1719
lemony1859
citric1914
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] > smelling of specific things
rosat?c1425
rosetc1450
rosed1559
musked1576
musky1580
rosya1586
myrrhed1591
muskifiedc1600
roseal1601
olibian1605
roseate1611
honeysuckled1640
myrrhate1659
muscatelline1673
myrrhy1686
muskish1706
thymy1746
rose-scented1759
civeted1785
lily-scented1796
ottoed1810
citron-scented1817
camphory1826
camphoraceous1845
tea-scented1845
frankincensed1860
rose-like1866
sagey1871
camphorous1881
osier-odoured1881
lemony1894
lavendery1896
patchoulied1925
1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt II. 293 [They] ordered our sherba, or soup, to be made more lemony and peppery than ever.
1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 23 The sweet lemony scent of the pines floated in.
b. Australian and New Zealand slang. Irritated, angry, esp. in to go lemony at: to become angry with (someone).
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the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective]
irrec825
gramec893
wemodc897
wrothc950
bolghenc1000
gramelyc1000
hotOE
on fireOE
brathc1175
moodyc1175
to-bollenc1175
wrethfulc1175
wraw?c1225
agrameda1300
wrathfula1300
agremedc1300
hastivec1300
irousa1340
wretheda1340
aniredc1350
felonc1374
angryc1380
upreareda1382
jealous1382
crousea1400
grieveda1400
irefula1400
mada1400
teena1400
wraweda1400
wretthy14..
angryc1405
errevousa1420
wrothy1422
angereda1425
passionatec1425
fumous1430
tangylc1440
heavy1452
fire angry1490
wrothsomea1529
angerful?1533
wrothful?1534
wrath1535
provoked1538
warm1547
vibrant1575
chauffe1582
fuming1582
enfeloned1596
incensed1597
choleric1598
inflameda1600
raiseda1600
exasperate1601
angried1609
exasperated1611
dispassionate1635
bristlinga1639
peltish1648
sultry1671
on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672
nangry1681
ugly1687
sorea1694
glimflashy1699
enraged1732
spunky1809
cholerous1822
kwaai1827
wrathy1828
angersome1834
outraged1836
irate1838
vex1843
raring1845
waxy1853
stiff1856
scotty1867
bristly1872
hot under the collar1879
black angry1894
spitfire1894
passionful1901
ignorant1913
hairy1914
snaky1919
steamed1923
uptight1934
broigus1937
lemony1941
ripped1941
pissed1943
crooked1945
teed off1955
ticked off1959
ripe1966
torqued1967
bummed1970
1941 in S. J. Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 31.
1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. vi. 121 A man in a temper is said..to go lemony..at a person.
1946 D. Stivens Courtship of Uncle Henry 75 He's as lemony as hell when he opens the door and doesn't say a word to me.
1952 Coast to Coast 97 Ironbark got lemony. He bellowed like a thousand bulls.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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