sozzled
/'sɔzld/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very drunk: The word "sozzled" describes a state of extreme intoxication from alcohol. It is an informal, somewhat humorous term.
Usage
- Adjective: Used to describe a person who has consumed so much alcohol that they are heavily intoxicated.
- He was completely sozzled after the office party.
- It's not safe to drive, you're sozzled!
Advanced Usage
- "to get sozzled": to become very drunk.
- They went out to celebrate and got thoroughly sozzled.
Variants and Related Words
- Sozzle (verb, archaic/rare): To drink heavily or to make something wet and messy. This is the root verb from which "sozzled" is derived, but it is rarely used today.
- He would sozzle away his evenings at the pub.
Synonyms
- Inebriated: A more formal term for being drunk.
- Intoxicated: A general term for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Plastered: An informal synonym meaning very drunk.
- Wasted: Slang for being extremely drunk or high on drugs.
Idioms
- "Three sheets to the wind": An idiom meaning very drunk, similar in meaning to "sozzled."
- After a few too many, he was three sheets to the wind.
Adjective
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very drunk
