intoxicated

[ in-tok-si-key-tid ]
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adjective
  1. affected by a substance that intoxicates; drunk; inebriated.

  2. mentally or emotionally exhilarated.

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Origin of intoxicated

1
First recorded in 1550–60; intoxicate + -ed2

Other words for intoxicated

Other words from intoxicated

  • in·tox·i·cat·ed·ly, adverb
  • half-in·tox·i·cat·ed, adjective
  • sem·i-in·tox·i·cat·ed, adjective
  • un·in·tox·i·cat·ed, adjective

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