inebriety

American  

[in-i-brahy-i-tee] / ˌɪn ɪˈbraɪ ɪ ti /

noun

1. drunkenness; intoxication.

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Etymology

Origin of inebriety

1780–90; in- ² + obsolete ebriety < Latin ēbrietās, equivalent to ēbri ( us ) drunk + -etās, variant of -itās -ity

Example Sentences

This condition differs from the condition called inebriety in the fact that it is a periodical expression of degeneracy whose form has been accidently determined, but which would exist even were its form changed.

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A year or two ago I made a somewhat comprehensive European tour, and studied carefully the methods of dealing with inebriety.

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Nouronihar, in the inebriety of youthful spirits, being used only to eunuchs of ordinary harems, and having never seen anything so eminently disgusting, was far more diverted than all the rest.

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This gave the room the appearance of having been toyed with by an impatient cyclone, or an air of inebriety not in keeping with my poor but honest character.

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Sobriety, as opposed to inebriety and gluttony, is of admirable use in teaching men that nature is satisfied with a little, and enabling them to content themselves with simple and frugal fare.

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