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ale-washed

ale-washed adjective: drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

Adjective

ale-washed (comparative more ale-washed, superlative most ale-washed)

  1. (obsolete) Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.
    • and what a beard of the general's / cut and a horrid suit of the camp will do among foaming / bottles and ale-washed wits, is wonderful to be thought / on.c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 3, scene 6, lines 75–78
    Synonyms:
    drunk

Synonyms of ale-washed

Forms of ale-washed

comparativemore ale-washed
superlativemost ale-washed

Origin of ale-washed

From ale + washed.

Questions about ale-washed

What does ale-washed mean?
Ale-washed means drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.
What part of speech is ale-washed?
Ale-washed is an adjective.

Words near ale-washed in the dictionary

  1. ale-post
  2. ale-stake
  3. ale-stakes
  4. ale-taster
  5. ale-tasters
  6. ale-washed
  7. ale-wife
  8. ale-wives
  9. Alea
  10. Aleah
  11. aleak

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