intoxicated

[in-tok-si-key-tid]

adjective

1. affected by a substance that intoxicates; drunk; inebriated.

2. mentally or emotionally exhilarated.

   Synonyms: enthralled, ecstatic, enrapt, rapturous, rapt

Other Word Forms

• intoxicatedly adverb
• half-intoxicated adjective
• semi-intoxicated adjective
• unintoxicated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of intoxicated¹

First recorded in 1550–60; intoxicate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She had been returning home from a Christmas shopping trip in Bath and was intoxicated when she boarded the train, an inquest held in 2021 heard.

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Sanford had previous arrests for a burglary and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, officials said on Monday.

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In 2023, he was arrested twice in one night after an altercation in Berkeley that family members allege occurred after Somerville showed up to a family home intoxicated, according to the outlet.

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A man with three prior DUI convictions was intoxicated when he crashed into a tree in Napa County, killing six passengers, according to prosecutors.

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A Southern California Lyft driver recently captured on video an alleged assault by seemingly intoxicated passengers who harassed and kicked him during a ride and questioned who “let him in the country.”

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Related Words

• delirious 
• dizzy 
• drunk