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alky

alky is the alternative spelling of alkie.

Meaning of alkie

Noun

alkie (plural alkies)

  1. (informal) An alcoholic.
    • You want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?1966, Edward Albee, A Delicate Balance
    Synonyms:
    drunkard

Forms of alky

pluralalkies

Questions about alky

What is alky the alternative spelling of?
Alky is the alternative spelling of alkie.

Words near alky in the dictionary

  1. alkoxysilane
  2. alkoxysilanes
  3. alkoxysulfonium
  4. alkoxysulfoniums
  5. alks
  6. alky
  7. alkyd
  8. alkyds
  9. alkyhol
  10. alkyl
  11. alkyl chloride

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alky (page history and authors); alkie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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