Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely intoxicated by alcohol: The phrase "blind drunk" describes a state of severe drunkenness, where a person's senses, judgment, and physical coordination are significantly impaired, often to the point of being unable to see clearly or function normally.

Usage

• "Blind drunk" is used as a predicative adjective, typically following a linking verb like "be," "get," or "was."
• It is an informal, emphatic term, stronger than simply saying "drunk." It often implies a reckless or excessive level of drinking.
• It can describe a temporary state resulting from consuming a large amount of alcohol.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used hyperbolically or figuratively to describe being overwhelmed by something other than alcohol, though this is less common.
  • After the shocking news, he felt blind drunk with grief.

Variants and Related Words

• Blind (adjective): While "blind" primarily means unable to see, in this idiom it intensifies the state of drunkenness to imply a similar loss of perception or control.
• Drunk (adjective): The base state of being under the influence of alcohol. "Blind drunk" is a more intense version.

Synonyms

• Legless: (informal) Extremely drunk.
• Plastered: (informal) Very drunk.
• Wasted: (slang) Severely intoxicated.
• Inebriated: (formal) Affected by alcohol; drunk.

Idioms

• "Blind drunk" itself functions as an idiomatic expression. There are no separate phrasal verbs associated specifically with this phrase.

Adjective

1. very drunk