alcoholy

comparative more alcoholy · superlative most alcoholy · alternative alcoholly

1. rareResembling or characteristic of alcohol.

   I opened my eyes to bright strip lights and that alcoholy smell which spells infirmary.

   1995, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, page 241, column 1

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   This distilled dry gin is smooth and potent, without excess flavoring or alcoholy taste.

   1936 June 18, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 88, number 287, St. Louis, Mo., page 5B

   But if you like a whisky that is full-bodied, mature, rich in character, and entirely free from what I call an “alcoholy” taste, you will prefer American bonded whisky, as do I.

   1958, David A[ugustus] Embury, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, 3rd American edition, Garden City, N.Y.: Dolphin Books, published 1961, →ISBN, page 49

   It’s either more concentrated and will be more strong or will have an alcoholy smell that won’t last.

   (Can we date this quote?), Harper’s Bazaar, numbers 3578–3580, page 90

   Like many summer cocktails, the alcohol here is almost indiscernible. According to [Rob] Winkler, that’s the point: “These drinks are so soothing and taste so good, but there isn’t that strong alcohol-y taste.”

   1997 July 17, Diane Toroian, “The Chill Seekers”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, page 26

   “You smell like my father,” she said, waving her hand in front of her nose. Still, she smiled. / “What’s that supposed to mean?” / “The alcohol,” she answered. “That sweet alcoholy smell in the afternoon.[…]”

   2010, Joseph Mackin, Pretend All Your Life, Sag Harbor, N.Y.: The Permanent Press, →ISBN, page 49