Abrew

//əˈbɹuː// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    brewing, developing, coming into being

    "I remember the French have a saying, when any trouble is abrew, 'Cherchez la femme' which corresponds to, 'Who's the woman?'"

Example

More examples

"I remember the French have a saying, when any trouble is abrew, 'Cherchez la femme' which corresponds to, 'Who's the woman?'"

Etymology

From a- + brew.

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