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Definition of Mellowy
1. a. Soft; unctuous.
Definition of Mellowy
1. Adjective. soft; unctuous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mellowy
1. matured [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mellowy
Literary usage of Mellowy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1906)
"The atmosphere had that mild, mellowy mistiness which subdues the fierce glare
of the sunbeams, and flings over every object a softened shade. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"MELLOWNESS, (mel'-Io-nes) ni Maturity of fruits ; ripeness ; softness by maturity ;
maturity ; full of age ; softness of sound. mellowy, (mel'-lo-e) a. ..."
3. American Druggist (1893)
"Sister was holding a banana in her hand contemplating its mellowy appearance with
undisguised pleasure, ..."