intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
especially
: drunk
2
: emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated (as by great joy or extreme pleasure)
… the traveler who has become intoxicated by the vision of Serengeti's exotic animals …—
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He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.
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Officers responded around 8:20 p.m. Sunday to a 911 call reporting an intoxicated driving leaving the scene of a disturbance in the area of Ridge Road in Bella Vista, according to a news release from the Bella Vista Police Department.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
The complaint noted authorities responding to a crash where an intoxicated woman, who wasn’t wearing clothes below the waist, was found in the front passenger seat of a vehicle.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Prosecutors claim that Karen dropped O'Keefe off outside Albert's house, backed into him with her Lexus SUV while driving intoxicated and drove off.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
The shooting was examined in a two-year investigation by this news organization on the propensity of police to use serious and deadly force on mentally ill and intoxicated people; Nguyen had a history of mental illness and was experiencing a psychiatric crisis when he was killed.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
The complaint noted authorities responding to a crash where an intoxicated woman, who wasn’t wearing clothes below the waist, was found in the front passenger seat of a vehicle.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Prosecutors claim that Karen dropped O'Keefe off outside Albert's house, backed into him with her Lexus SUV while driving intoxicated and drove off.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
The shooting was examined in a two-year investigation by this news organization on the propensity of police to use serious and deadly force on mentally ill and intoxicated people; Nguyen had a history of mental illness and was experiencing a psychiatric crisis when he was killed.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for intoxicated
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicated. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
-sə-ˌkāt-əd
: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol
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