boozy
Americanadjective
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drunken; intoxicated.
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addicted to liquor.
adjective
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As aggravating as these decisions were, they’re not entirely surprising for a show like the Globes, which is known for its boozy environment and general chaos.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Cheever’s fiction would provide images that would become emblematic of midcentury American life: plush lawns, boozy parties, men in hats waiting for commuter trains into the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
As the lectures at Contact wound down into a boozy dance party with a live rock band, the crowd of Ufologists had wine-fueled disagreements: Did David Grusch have the evidence to back up his claims?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
These are represented, in Rupert Goold’s entertaining if overcaffeinated production, by boozy singing and balalaikas, sometimes even fur hats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
What was the good of an assumed modesty, an effort at tolerance for and confidence in these boozy old lawyers, these ranting platform men, these stiff-witted officers and hide-bound officials?
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Myth: Guinness is high in alcohol Guinness isn’t boozier than most other beers.
From Time ● Mar. 16, 2014
Once known as Hollywood’s biggest, booziest party that regularly drew 18 million television viewers, the doling out of statues was reduced to a 90-minute private event with no celebrities present at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
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