inebriated

[ in-ee-bree-ey-tid ]

/ ɪnˈi briˌeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication: An inebriated couple were arrested when they took their granddaughter for a joyride, pulling her in a toy car behind their van.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of inebriate.

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Sometimes inebriate

[in-ee-bree-eyt] /ɪnˈi briˌeɪt/ .

Origin of inebriated

inebriate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM inebriated

un·in·e·bri·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby inebriated

-ine, in earnest, inearth, inebriant, inebriate, inebriated, inebriety, inedible, inedita, inedited, ineducable

How to use inebriated in a sentence

In August 2020, another doctored video falsely claiming to show Pelosi inebriated again went viral.
Facebook Employees Found a Simple Way To Tackle Misinformation. They 'Deprioritized' It After Meeting With Mark Zuckerberg, Documents Show|Vera Bergengruen|November 11, 2021|Time
The closest thing to a crime spree we get is when inebriated students sometimes “borrow” bikes to get home on a cold night.
The New Face of Crime|Sean Culligan|July 19, 2021|Ozy
In particular, a video of an apparently inebriated Morgan has embarrassed supporters of the referendum.
Ganja Vs. Geezers in the Sunshine State|Ben Jacobs|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That show, based on a hit web series, features horribly inebriated people telling their versions of history.
Sarah Palin Is Perfect for ‘The View’|Dean Obeidallah|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Come inside the star-studded Globes after-parties, where inebriated A-listers mingle.
Partying With the Golden Globes Stars: Taylor Swift Cuts a Rug, Ben Affleck Holds Court, and More|Marlow Stern|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The variety of the deaths, and how many of them that group of inebriated people could remember.
Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney|Robert Pinsky|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But what seemed to upset Pastor the most was that Murray had taped Jackson without his knowledge in an “inebriated” state.
After the Glitter of Jackson Trial, Only Facts and Murray Sentence Remain|Amy Ephron|November 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For my sword is inebriated in heaven: behold it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my slaughter unto judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Reading mathematics, as I'm a slightly inebriated Christian!
Frank Fairlegh|Frank E. Smedley
Dr. Manley said, "while I attended him he never was inebriated."
Arrows of Freethought|George W. Foote
The man was sleeping the sleep of the just, or, to speak more correctly, of the just inebriated.
Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3)|Mary Cholmondeley
They had a way, too, of letting him settle his own disputes with inebriated gentlemen who refused to pay their fares.
Dangerous Days|Mary Roberts Rinehart