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- Dictionaryinebriated/ɪˈniːbrɪeɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. drunk; intoxicated: formal, humorous "I got mildly inebriated"
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adjective. formal uk / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪ.tɪd / us / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. having drunk too much alcohol: The Designated Driver programme offers not just a free ride home for inebriated drivers and their passengers, but the opportunity to get their car home safely as well. Synonyms. drunk. intoxicated formal.
The meaning of INEBRIATED is exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated. How to use inebriated in a sentence.
verb [ T ] formal uk / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt / us / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt / to make someone become drunk: The cultivation of sugar made cheap rum freely available, further inebriating the workers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ət. Synonyms of inebriate. : one who is drunk. especially : drunkard. inebriate. 2 of 3. verb. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ˌāt. inebriated; inebriating. transitive verb. 1. : to make drunk : intoxicate. 2. : to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor. inebriation. i-ˌnē-brē-ˈā-shən. noun. inebriate. 3 of 3. adjective.
Inebriated definition: drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication. See examples of INEBRIATED used in a sentence.
noun. an intoxicated person. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated. adjective. Rare. inebriated ( def 1 ). inebriate. / ˌɪnɪˈbraɪɪtɪ / verb. to make drunk; intoxicate. to arouse emotionally; make excited. noun. a person who is drunk, esp habitually. adjective. drunk, esp habitually. Discover More. Derived Forms.
someone who has drunk too much alcohol or who regularly does this: Her husband was a chronic inebriate. Synonym. drunk disapproving. Fewer examples. Inebriates stagger in from the bar opposite. The starving pick through trash cans and inebriates stagger around vomiting and shouting.
adjective. Someone who is inebriated has drunk too much alcohol. [formal] Scott was obviously inebriated by the time the dessert was served. Synonyms: drunk, wasted [slang], tight [informal], smashed [slang] More Synonyms of inebriated. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
When you want to use an impressive word to say that someone is drunk, go ahead and use inebriated. If you like, you can also use it to refer to someone who is intoxicated with substances other than alcohol, but at its heart, inebriated simply means tanked, blotto, stinko, drunk.
1. to make drunk; intoxicate. 2. to arouse emotionally; make excited. noun (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt ) 3. a person who is drunk, esp habitually. adjective (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt ) also : inebriated (ɪnˈiːbrɪeɪtɪd ) 4. drunk, esp habitually. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. inebriation (inˌebriˈation) noun.
