inebriated

Adjective
Synonyms: intoxicateddrunk

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)“a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors”“helplessly inebriated”Synonyms: intoxicateddrunk
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.] [1913 Webster]

1.To make drunk; to intoxicate. [1913 Webster]

The cups That cheer but not inebriate.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. [1913 Webster]

The inebriating effect of popular applause.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

inebriated \in*e"bri*at`ed\ adj. under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.

Syn: besotted, bibulous, blind, blind drunk, drunk, drunken, inebriate, sottish. [WordNet 1.5]

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