alecy

English

Alternative forms

• alecie

Etymology

ale +‎ -cy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪl.si/

Noun

alecy (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; (generally) drunkenness.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunkenness

   • c. 1590, [John Lyly], Mother Bombie. […], London: Imprinted by Thomas Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, published 1594, OCLC 222361197; 2nd edition, London: Printed by Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, 1598, OCLC 84756132, Act IV, scene ii:

     The more aſſe he, if he had arreſted a mare inſtead of an horſe, it had been a ſlight ouerſight, but to arreſt a man that hath no likeneſſe of a horſe, is flat lunacie or alecie.

Derived terms

• alecied

Anagrams

• Caley, Lacey, claye, lacey