mellow

mellow is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

[2] Hence:

[3] Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil. "Mellow glebe." Drayton

[4] Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. "The mellow horn." Wordsworth. "The mellow-tasted Burgundy." Thomson. The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues Heaven with all freaks of light. Percival.

[5] Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. May health return to mellow age. Wordsworth. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving.

[6] Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. Addison.

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