boozy

[ boo-zee ]

adjective

, booz·i·er, booz·i·est.

1. drunken; intoxicated.
2. addicted to liquor.

boozy

/ ˈbuːzɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   inclined to or involving excessive drinking of alcohol; drunken

   a boozy party

   a boozy lecturer

Derived Forms

• ˈbooziness, noun

Other Words From

• boozi·ly adverb
• boozi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boozy¹

First recorded in 1520–30; booze + -y ¹

Example Sentences

That’s likely to be truly historic, a cause in some parts for the kind of boozy “carousals” that horrified that Union reporter back in 1887.

From Voice of San Diego

Anything slightly tart, bitter, spicy, or on the boozier side is what I gravitate toward.

From Washington Post

Colorful and boozy, the drinks look like they’ve been plucked from a Carnival cruise.

From Washington Post

That dented, scuffed tin — now home to Lady Grey tea bags — takes me back to Brussels, nearly 20 years ago, and a boozy pre-fatherhood trip with three friends.

From Washington Post

When we don’t have to be concerned with consuming drinks while wearing masks, boozy park picnics or a dinner party supplied with professional cocktails will be all the more enjoyable.

From Eater

I walk into the lounge area of the airport and promptly receive a glass of champagne and a boozy stamp in my passport.

From The Daily Beast

The idea for a pageant came from a boozy conversation with girlfriends.

From The Daily Beast

The young Royals have descended on Memphis, with visits to Graceland and boozy partying keeping the paparazzi happy.

From The Daily Beast

From fine dining to alternative (and boozy) art tours, get a little culture before football madness begins.

From The Daily Beast

The great American novelist's boozy writings are compiled in a new collection reviewed by Jimmy So.

From The Daily Beast

It makes me sick to think of having to trust to an accident like that, like a lubberly cockney out for a boozy Bank Holiday sail.

From Project Gutenberg

Cousin Park drank so much strong coffee that she was really boozy and actually flirted with Zebedee.

From Project Gutenberg

Colonel Boozy had been about to drink a glass of beer as Dennie began this communication.

From Project Gutenberg

The district in which the great fight between Boozy and Bockerheisen was to occur was close and doubtful.

From Project Gutenberg

Two copies of the rolls were taken, one for submission to Alderman Boozy and one to Mr. Bockerheisen.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• drunken