intoxicated

adjective in·tox·i·cat·ed \ in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd \

Definition of intoxicated

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 …
—Harold Hayes

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intoxicatedly

play \in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd-lē\ adverb

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Examples of intoxicated in a Sentence

He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.

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According to police reports, officers responded to the 300 block of Forest Lane to investigate complaints of a loud party and then witnessed several underage individuals entering and leaving the home while intoxicated.

— pioneer press, chicagotribune.com, "Libertyville police: Taser used on man who tried to punch officer," 17 July 2017
Other charges include four counts of operating while intoxicated, causing injury, fifth or sixth offense drunken driving, and four counts of felony bail jumping.

— michelle liu, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Charges filed in Delafield I-94 crash that killed Canadian good Samaritan," 13 July 2017
Stay out of Naperville Lol, or don't drive intoxicated.....

— Naperville Sun, "Readers Respond," 7 July 2017
He was also booked with first-offense driving while intoxicated ($1,000 bond) and careless operation ($250).

— greg larose, NOLA.com, "Driver who injured St. John deputy charged with DWI; hit-and-run driver sought," 3 July 2017
One of Cory’s buddies, John, is extremely intoxicated and is hitting on me.

— The Cut, "The Intern Whose Friends Think Her Date Sounds Like a Loser," 2 July 2017
The groom had managed to become intoxicated in the short time since the ceremony ended, and now tears were streaming down his bride's face.

— maria carter, Country Living, "The Sad Incident That Left Valerie Bertinelli In Tears on Her Wedding Day," 30 June 2017
Driving while intoxicated isn't the only major cause of accidents, either.

— david kravets, Ars Technica, "A judge is ordering drunken drivers to install Uber, Lyft," 14 June 2017
State investigators concluded Fernandez was at the wheel of his 32-foot SeaVee powerboat at the time, legally intoxicated and with cocaine in his system.

— douglas hanks, miamiherald, "Miami-Dade wants lights on jetty where Jose Fernandez died in boat crash," 13 June 2017

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First Known Use of intoxicated

1576

intoxicated Synonyms

Synonyms

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, drunk, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms

sober, straight

Related Words

maudlin; beery; befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey (also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute; alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal

Near Antonyms

abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal; clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

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intoxicated

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Definition of intoxicated for English Language Learners

: affected by alcohol or drugs

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intoxicated

adjective in·tox·i·cat·ed \ -sə-ˌkāt-əd \

medical Definition of intoxicated

:affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol

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