adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Archaism.
  1. seeming to be with certain circumstances, seeming to be for a certain reason.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
故ありげ ゆえありげ
 
 
故あり気 ゆえありげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ ゆえ ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)