inebriant

American  

[in-ee-bree-uhnt, ih-nee-] / ɪnˈi bri ənt, ɪˈni- /

noun

1. an intoxicant.

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adjective

1. inebriating; intoxicating.

inebriant British  

/ ɪnˈiːbrɪənt /

adjective

1. causing intoxication, esp drunkenness

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noun

1. something that inebriates

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

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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