intoxicated

American

[in-tok-si-key-tid] / ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

affected by a substance that intoxicates; drunk; inebriated.
mentally or emotionally exhilarated.

Synonyms:

enthralled, ecstatic, enrapt, rapturous, rapt

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of intoxicated

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

Compare meaning

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inebriated vs. intoxicated

Example Sentences

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Pop superstar Britney Spears was released from police custody Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles, according to legal filings and US media reports.

From Barron's

Now the law: The two sides agree the Founders had no problem barring intoxicated people from carrying guns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lorraine said while she was grateful for the treatment she received in hospital, medical staff initially suspected she was drunk, before blood tests "proved I was not intoxicated by alcohol".

From BBC

To actually feel intoxicated, a chimp would need to eat so much fruit that its stomach would become painfully distended.

From Science Daily

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

From BBC

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