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 Mel·low a. [Compar. Mellower superl. Mellowest.]
 1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
 2. Hence: (a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil. “Mellow glebe.” --Drayton (b) 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.
 3. 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.
 4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.