inebriant
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of inebriant
1810–20; < Latin inēbriant- (stem of inēbrians, present participle of inēbriāre to make drunk), equivalent to in- in- 2 + ēbri ( us ) drunk + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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Hamlet is not babbling to himself in the four great inebriant soliloquies; he is addressing questions to his tormented soul, his troubled mind, his impotent will, and the sultry air resonates.
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