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; drunkenness
   • 1594, John Lyly, “Mother Bombie”, in Dilke, Charles Wentworth, editor, Old Plays, volume 1, London: Rodwell and Martin, published 1816, page 264:

     The more ass he; if he had arrested a mare instead of a horse it had been a slight oversight; but to arrest a man that hath no likeness of a horse, is flat lunacy or alecy.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunkenness

Derived terms

• alecied

Anagrams

• Caley, Lacey, claye, lacey