BEERY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

beery

adjective

Definition of beery

as in boozy

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Recent Examples of beery Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023 Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010

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Or a $12 shot of carrot eau de vie, a boozy blast of beta-carotene, that takes nearly 80 pounds of produce to distill a single liter.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
And of course, for those 21-plus, a boozy cocktail note like bourbon or whiskey.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of boozy

Adjective

At this point, the AI economy is like a drunk guy who managed to mount a tiger.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
In Season 3, Danny, by his own admission, was drunk on camera across multiple episodes — during a cast trip to San Diego, while on another trip to Mexico and in the finale at a party.

— Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of drunk

Adjective

Scrolling in the back of an Uber on the way to a party, and slightly tipsy, Roth found his way into another live auction.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of tipsy

Adjective

Trump won the popular vote; if there were ever a time for Philip sober to splash cold water on an inebriated majority, this would be it.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Social media and Reddit are full of enthusiasts ready to move right in — including quite a few who are possibly too inebriated to settle on an actual television show.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of inebriated

Adjective

Or simply to help other individuals in dire straits — like the widow (Whitney Morgan Cox) and daughter (Veda Cienfuegos) of that inebriate driver, their current plight worsened by the bankruptcy brought on by a Bernie Madoff-like financial predator?

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023

Definition of inebriate

Adjective

Three weeks into the season last year, an intoxicated woman blew a stop sign at 55+, plowing into my son's vehicle.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Importantly, the peak THC concentration among study participants, taken by blood tests at two and five hours post-exposure, were near or below the common thresholds for laws against intoxicated driving.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of intoxicated

Adjective

In the first five minutes, her Judith stabs a man at a party, escapes on skis and celebrates a job well done by bedding a besotted hottie.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
There’s a reason why the most violent parts of the far right are so besotted with these images.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026

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