drugged

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adjective

ˈdrəgd 

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: affected, intoxicated, or stupefied by or as if by a drug or the habitual use of drugs

… drivers who are repeatedly convicted of driving while drunk or illegally drugged.

—Linda Koco

Don't use sleeping pills; you cannot dream lucidly when you are drugged.

—Zsuzsanna E. Budapest

… Walter, drugged by warmth after the cold day's slog, dozed in his chair …

—K. Brenda Mager

—often used in combination with -out or -up

a drugged-out lifestyle

Russell Brand, known for a movie role as a drugged-out rock star, has a new show premiering Thursday.

—Bill Brioux

She urged students to avoid getting behind the wheel with a drunk or drugged-up driver.

—Susan Mende

2

: occurring while under the influence of an intoxicating drug

drugged driving

3

: containing an illicit intoxicating drug usually added surreptitiously

On Wednesday, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department released a general community safety information post on Facebook to alert locals and tourists of the dangers of drugged drinks at local bars.

—Nico Madrigal Yankowski

drugged

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past tense and past participle of drug

Examples of drugged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Then, Wes shows up with Jules Zoblonsky (John Ales), our resident creep who hangs around the scene, who not only put his hand up another hostess’s skirt, but also drugged Anna’s drink the night of her assault, as later confirmed by security camera footage. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025

As for the cast, everyone is sensational beginning with DiCaprio, who gets some hilarious scenes such as his frustration as being too drugged up to remember passwords, and then on a dime finding the emotional truth of doing anything to find his daughter. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025

Drunk, drugged, Max drove his dad’s car into tree. —John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025

In February 2025, the driver pleaded guilty to negligent vehicular homicide and drugged driving with a minor passenger – and now faces up to 10 years behind bars. —Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for drugged

• unplugged
• bugged
• chugged
• hugged
• lugged
• mugged
• plugged
• shrugged
• slugged
• tugged