Aley

adj, name

adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of ale. rare

    "[…] the Acidity of the Yeast brings on a sudden Hardness and Staleness of the Ale, which to preserve in its mild aley Taste, will not admit of any great Quantity of Hops; […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
alish

Example

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"[…] the Acidity of the Yeast brings on a sudden Hardness and Staleness of the Ale, which to preserve in its mild aley Taste, will not admit of any great Quantity of Hops; […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ale + -y.

Etymology 2

Variant of Alley.

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