intoxicating

[ in-tok-si-key-ting ]
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adjective
  1. causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.

  2. exhilarating; exciting: an intoxicating idea.

Origin of intoxicating

1
First recorded in 1625–35; intoxicat(e) + -ing2

Other 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

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How to use intoxicating in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for intoxicating

intoxicating

/ (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating

  2. stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation

Derived forms of intoxicating

  • intoxicatingly, adverb

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