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

His trial at the Old Bailey painted a picture of a man who had been intoxicated by power since his teenage years.

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Officials were not immediately available to disclose whether the student was intoxicated before he drowned.

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“Addiction involves craving a substance, feeling kind of high or intoxicated on something and compulsively using it despite negative consequences,” says Deka.

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They heard testimony of unpredictable behaviour from intoxicated patients, with staff also regularly experiencing violence and harassment from bystanders.

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The employee was not visibly intoxicated and told HR she was unaware the drink contained alcohol, Castro testified.

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Related Words

• delirious 
• dizzy 
• drunk