inebriety
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inebriety
1780–90; in- 2 + obsolete ebriety < Latin ēbrietās, equivalent to ēbri ( us ) drunk + -etās, variant of -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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It took possession of him too thoroughly, he said, with a plausible air, to allow of his affecting inebriety after holding an empty goblet to his lips, or swallowing mere toast-and-water or small beer.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Dutton Cook
After this riot had continued long enough in its inebriety, the corrective came through the influence of Rubens in the North and of Lebrun in France.
From The Tapestry Book by Mrs. Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee
Indra supersedes Varuna.He is "voracious;" his "inebriety is most intense;" he "dances with delight in battle."
From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by J. Murray (John Murray) Mitchell
A diet consisting chiefly of apples has been found an excellent cure for inebriety.
From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Florence Daniel
Field indignantly repelled the suggestion that Nye's indiscretion was due to inebriety, but traced it to his bad health.
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Slason Thompson
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