Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ale-blown

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: ale-blown
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] one in a squeaking treble, the other in an ale-blown base, carol out such adulterous ribaldry as chaste ears abhor to hear, and most hath no tongue to utter."

Etymology

From ale + blown.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more ale-blown (comparative) most ale-blown (superlative)

Synonyms

drunk

Questions

What does ale-blown mean?: Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.
Where does ale-blown come from?: From ale + blown.

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