ˈmeləu adj. & v. --adj. 1 (of
sound,
colour, light)
soft and rich,
free from harshness. 2 (of character) softened or matured by
age or
experience. 3 genial,
jovial. 4
partly intoxicated. 5 (of fruit) soft,
sweet, and
juicy. 6 (of wine) well-matured,
smooth. 7 (of earth) rich, loamy. --v.tr. & intr.
make or
become mellow. øømellowly adv. mellowness n. [ME, perh. f. attrib.
use of OE melu, melwMEAL(2)]