Adjective: mellow (mellower,mellowest) me-low- Unhurried and relaxed
"a mellow conversation"; - laid-back - Having a full and pleasing flavour through proper aging
"a mellow port"; - mellowed - Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"the peace of mellow age"; "mellow wisdom"; - mellowed - Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" - Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- high Verb: mellow me-low- Soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years" - Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"; - melt, mellow out - Make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" Adverb: mellow me-low Usage: archaic
- In a mellow manner
- mellowly [archaic]
Derived forms: mellower, mellows, mellowed, mellowest, mellowing See also: drunk, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, mature, relaxed, ripe, soft Type of: change, soften Encyclopedia: Mellow |