oceany

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”, 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.”