minerally1
/ˈmɪn(ə)rəli/ /ˈmɪn(ə)r(ə)li/adjective
Especially in descriptions of wines: tasting of minerals or mineral salts; having a flavour suggestive of minerals.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Pamela Vandyke Price (b. 1923). From mineral + -y.
minerally2
/ˈmɪn(ə)rəli/ /ˈmɪn(ə)r(ə)li/adverb
1With regard to mineral resources or content; in relation to minerals.
2 Poetic. So as to resemble a mineral. nonce-use.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Bowles (1826–1878). From mineral + -ly.
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