drugged

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adjective

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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
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: occurring while under the influence of an intoxicating drug
drugged driving
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: 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

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Documents filed today in New York’s Supreme Court, and viewed by Pitchfork, allege that Diddy coerced, harassed, drugged, and assaulted the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, on several occasions over the course of four years. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024 The film follows the bear’s gruesome, drugged rampage, including the hikers, paramedics and delinquent children who cross its path. Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 Wrong way driving can sometimes be attributed to drunken or drugged driving. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2024 Half-ticklish, half-squeamish, I was drugged or otherwise paralyzed, sunk in a fluffy bed. Edward Salem, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for drugged 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of drugged was in 1758

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“Drugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugged. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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