inebriated

[ in-ee-bree-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication:

   An inebriated couple were arrested when they took their granddaughter for a joyride, pulling her in a toy car behind their van.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of inebriate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·in·e·bri·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inebriated¹

inebriate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

In August 2020, another doctored video falsely claiming to show Pelosi inebriated again went viral.

From Time

The closest thing to a crime spree we get is when inebriated students sometimes “borrow” bikes to get home on a cold night.

From Ozy

In particular, a video of an apparently inebriated Morgan has embarrassed supporters of the referendum.

From The Daily Beast

That show, based on a hit web series, features horribly inebriated people telling their versions of history.

From The Daily Beast

Come inside the star-studded Globes after-parties, where inebriated A-listers mingle.

From The Daily Beast

The variety of the deaths, and how many of them that group of inebriated people could remember.

From The Daily Beast

But what seemed to upset Pastor the most was that Murray had taped Jackson without his knowledge in an “inebriated” state.

From The Daily Beast

For my sword is inebriated in heaven: behold it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my slaughter unto judgment.

From Project Gutenberg

Reading mathematics, as I'm a slightly inebriated Christian!

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Manley said, "while I attended him he never was inebriated."

From Project Gutenberg

The man was sleeping the sleep of the just, or, to speak more correctly, of the just inebriated.

From Project Gutenberg

They had a way, too, of letting him settle his own disputes with inebriated gentlemen who refused to pay their fares.

From Project Gutenberg