beery

adjective

Definition of beerynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beery
  1. boozy
  2. drunken
  3. drunk
  4. tipsy
  5. inebriated
  6. inebriate
  7. intoxicated
  8. besotted
Adjective
  • Years later, their boozy names helped bring them back together for the happiest hour ever!
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Made with bourbon, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and the occasional egg white, the drink delivers a perfect balance of sweet, tart, and boozy.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of boozy
Adjective
  • Madness, and all thanks to the powers of drunken room service.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Newell accused the Record of illegally obtaining and leaking information about a drunken-driving incident, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunken
Adjective
  • Habib, who joined the department in 2007, was responding to a 911 call at a Bronx catering hall in 2023 when a drunk and disorderly man resisted arrest, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, the Glaswegian photographer Dougie Wallace released a collection of photographs of incredibly drunk stag-do and hen-do parties in Blackpool.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunk
Adjective
  • 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
  • Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of tipsy
Adjective
  • 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
  • The woman told Politico that Platner came to her home uninvited and in an inebriated state in 2021 and forcibly had sex with her.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 8 July 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
  • An intoxicated Flint man was arrested after he was found asleep in his vehicle and blocking lanes of Interstate 75 in Oakland County, Michigan State Police said.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • These same aggressive, heavily intoxicated individuals then board the Colfax buses.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 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
Definition of besotted

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“Beery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beery. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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