alecy

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alecy

/ˈeɪlsi/ US, UK

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From ale + -cy.

noun alecie

obsolete, uncountable 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.
Similar: alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, staggers and jags

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@misc{alecy_2026,
  title = {alecy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alecy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}