ale-blown

adjective

Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

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Meanings

adjectiveale-blown (comparative more ale-blown, superlative most ale-blown)

comparative more ale-blown · superlative most ale-blown

  1. obsoleteDrunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

    […] one in a squeaking treble, the other in an ale-blown base, carol out such adulterous ribaldry as chaste ears abhor to hear, and most hath no tongue to utter.

    1592, Steve Roud, quoting Chettle, Henry, Kind Heart's Dream, 1592, quoted in Folk Song in England, Faber & Faber, published 2017

    Synonyms: drunk

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDrunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

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drunk

Origin

From ale + blown.

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APA

ale-blown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ale-blown

MLA

“ale-blown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ale-blown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ale-blown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ale-blown.

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