beerily

adverb

beer·​i·​ly

ˈbir-ə-lē

: in a beery and especially a muddled or maudlin way

they may sound as beerily nostalgic … at 2:00 a.m.

—Saturday Review

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for beerily

• cheerily
• drearily
• eerily