inebriated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Drunk, intoxicated: The state of being under the significant influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance, leading to impaired judgment, coordination, or behavior.
- Elated, exhilarated: (Less common, figurative) Filled with an intense excitement or joy, as if intoxicated by an emotion.
Usage
- The primary and most common use of "inebriated" is as a formal or literary synonym for "drunk" or "intoxicated." It describes a person who has consumed enough alcohol to affect their faculties.
- It is often used in legal, medical, or descriptive writing. In everyday speech, words like "drunk" are more common.
- The figurative use to mean "exhilarated" is less frequent and typically found in poetic or expressive contexts.
Examples
- Adjective (Literal - Intoxicated):
- The police officer noted that the driver was clearly inebriated.
- After the celebration, several guests became pleasantly inebriated.
- Adjective (Figurative - Elated):
- She was inebriated with the joy of her success.
- The crowd was inebriated by the team's victory.
Advanced Usage
- "To be inebriated by/with something": This structure can be used for both the literal and figurative meanings.
- Literal: He was inebriated with cheap wine.
- Figurative: The artist was inebriated with inspiration.
Variants and Related Words
- Inebriate (verb): To make someone drunk; to intoxicate.
- The strong liquor quickly inebriated him.
- Inebriate (noun, formal/archaic): A drunkard; a habitual drinker.
- Inebriation (noun): The state of being drunk; intoxication.
- His inebriation was obvious from his slurred speech.
- Inebriant (noun/adjective): A substance that causes intoxication.
Synonyms
- Intoxicated: The most direct synonym, often used in the same formal contexts.
- Drunk: The most common and direct synonym in general use.
- Under the influence: A common legal or polite euphemism.
- Tipsy: A milder, more informal term for being slightly drunk.
- Plastered, wasted, smashed: (Slang) Very drunk.
Antonyms
- Sober: Not affected by alcohol; clear-headed.
- Abstemious: Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Drunk as a lord/skunk": (Idioms) Very drunk. ("Inebriated as a lord" is possible but less idiomatic; "drunk" is the standard word in these idioms.)
- "In one's cups": (Idiom, literary) Drunk.
- He was in his cups and speaking loudly.
Adjective
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stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
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helplessly inebriated
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