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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The attorney said Stephens, based on his wife and sister-in-law’s testimony regarding his recent behavior, likely was heavily intoxicated at the time.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
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South Korean singer and former NCT member Taeil and two other individuals were each sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Thursday on a rape charge involving an intoxicated tourist, according to multiple news outlets.
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—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
Of the 85 people who became intoxicated, 47 were men, 38 were women and their average age was 43.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
South Korean singer and former NCT member Taeil and two other individuals were each sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Thursday on a rape charge involving an intoxicated tourist, according to multiple news outlets.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Port authority police responded to reports of an intoxicated passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport around 1 a.m. on June 17, according to an email from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicated. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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