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alecy

Syllables: ale·cyUK/ˈeɪlsi/

alecy noun: the state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; (generally) drunkenness.

Noun

alecy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; (generally) drunkenness.
    • The more Aſſe he, if he had areſted a mare in ſtead of an horſe, it had bin but a ſlight ouerſight, but to areſt a man that hath no lykeneſſe of a horſe, is flatte lunaſie or alecie.c. 1590 (date written), [John Lyly], Mother Bombie. […], London: […] Thomas Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, published 1594, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii, signature [G2], verso

Synonyms of alecy

Forms of alecy

alternative formalecie

Origin of alecy

From ale + -cy.

Words formed from alecy

Questions about alecy

What does alecy mean?
Alecy means the state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; (generally) drunkenness.
What part of speech is alecy?
Alecy is a noun.
How do you pronounce alecy?
Alecy is pronounced /ˈeɪlsi/ (UK).

Words near alecy in the dictionary

  1. alectryomancers
  2. alectryomancy
  3. alectryomantic
  4. Alectryon
  5. alectyromancy
  6. alecy
  7. aled up
  8. Aledo
  9. aledraper
  10. aledrapers
  11. aledronate

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