intoxicating
causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.
exhilarating; exciting: an intoxicating idea.
Origin of intoxicating
1Other words from intoxicating
- in·tox·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- non·in·tox·i·cat·ing, adjective
- non·in·tox·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- un·in·tox·i·cat·ing, adjective
Words Nearby intoxicating
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How to use intoxicating in a sentence
The film is an intoxicating capture of both a culture and a city.
The long-awaited In the Heights movie is electrifying and perfectly timed | Alissa Wilkinson | May 21, 2021 | VoxDiaz was overworked and proud of it, driven by the intoxicating rush of saving lives.
The Broken Front Line | by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks | April 7, 2021 | ProPublicaIn my review, I called the game an “intoxicating virtual reality” after about 19 hours with it, focusing only on the main story missions.
Knowing your team possesses the league’s best player — at the sport’s most important position — can be intoxicating.
Their hip-hop music is totally different, but it’s as intoxicating as the violent versions of hip-hop.
The residents of Arkansas decide Tuesday whether to legalize the sale of an intoxicating substance statewide.
“Some kinks need to be ironed out with the intoxicating open bar at the Mile High Club,” wrote Dowd.
Maureen Dowd: ‘I Love’ Pot Billboard Using My Image, Will Use It for Christmas Card | Abby Haglage | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat made for an intoxicating courtship, however, resulted in a troubled marriage.
And so the Libyan revolution was intoxicating, which is why the world watched it much more closely than the dour Syrian struggle.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today | Ann Marlowe | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn Arab legend has it that the intoxicating effects of hashish were discovered by an ascetic monk in 1155.
He was coming out, like myself, to sniff the air; and I was not surprised, for its sweetness after the rain was intoxicating.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodIn one of the cases a married woman was properly indicted for unlawfully selling intoxicating liquors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThere have been occasions when his majesty has exceeded the bounds in the way of intoxicating liquor.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteYet even this limited, this comparative freedom, which a man could afford to smile at, was intoxicating.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdHow different the homeward journey from the intoxicating outward flight, in the heyday of the spring!
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
British Dictionary definitions for intoxicating
/ (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ) /
(of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating
stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation
Derived forms of intoxicating
- intoxicatingly, adverb
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