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half-seas over

[ haf-seez, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌsiz, ˈhɑf- /

adjective Slang.

drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.

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Origin of half-seas over

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby half-seas over

half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file, half-ruined, half-seas over, half-second, half-section, half-serious, half-share, half-silvered

Definition for half seas over (2 of 2)

sea
[ see ]
/ si /

noun

adjective

of, relating to, or adapted for use at sea.

Origin of sea

before 900; Middle English see, Old English sǣ; cognate with Dutch zee, German See, Old Norse sær sea, Gothic saiws marsh

SYNONYMS FOR sea

8 multitude, host, abundance, mass.
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Words related to half seas over

drunken, stewed, glazed, lush, pickled, inebriated, intoxicated, smashed, plastered, sloshed, soused, wasted, loaded, faced, tanked, polluted, buzzed, trashed, bombed, befuddled

British Dictionary definitions for half seas over (1 of 2)

half seas over

adjective

British informal drunk

British Dictionary definitions for half seas over (2 of 2)

sea
/ (siː) /

noun

Word Origin for sea

Old English sǣ; related to Old Norse sǣr, Old Frisian sē, Gothic saiws, Old High German sēo
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for half seas over

sea
[ sē ]

The continuous body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
A region of water within an ocean and partly enclosed by land, such as the North Sea. See Note at ocean.
A large body of either fresh or salt water that is completely enclosed by land, such as the Caspian Sea.
Astronomy A mare.
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Idioms and Phrases with half seas over

sea
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