boozy

[boo-zee]

adjective

boozier, booziest 

1. drunken; intoxicated.

2. addicted to liquor.

boozy

/ ˈbuːzɪ /

adjective

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

   a boozy lecturer

   a boozy party

Other Word Forms

• boozily adverb
• booziness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boozy¹

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

Example Sentences

It was many hours into a boozy New Year’s Eve party, just two months after the American hydrogen bomb test.

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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.

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I’m tired of going to games with my kids and having it turn into a boozy crapshoot, the difference between us having a nice day and a nightmare being the consumption of strangers.

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This boozy beverage is great for those who like their wine sweet, almost juice-like.

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Each sip and bite of boozy lychee transported me back to those slow summer days spent feasting on fresh fruit to my heart’s content.

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Related Words

• drunken