as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
reportedly, the legendary actor John Barrymore was sozzled when he gave his most memorable performances
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Recent Examples of sozzled
Fancy restaurants might lay on luxury AVs to ferry sozzled customers home, as part of the cost of a meal.
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The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
But these kinds of remarks don’t do much for readers who might be more interested in a scene of Ray at that Atlanta boardinghouse, with its sozzled proprietor, than a description of the author discovering this information.
—Jacob Silverman, New Republic, 16 Aug. 2017
Three beautiful, sozzled men with flowers in their turbans walked with us for about half an hour, before our paths diverged.
—Parul Seghal, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
Neither does his awkward incursion into the dismal marriage of his lover (Katharina Schüttler) and her sozzled husband.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 29 June 2017
The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
But these kinds of remarks don’t do much for readers who might be more interested in a scene of Ray at that Atlanta boardinghouse, with its sozzled proprietor, than a description of the author discovering this information.
—Jacob Silverman, New Republic, 16 Aug. 2017
Three beautiful, sozzled men with flowers in their turbans walked with us for about half an hour, before our paths diverged.
—Parul Seghal, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
Neither does his awkward incursion into the dismal marriage of his lover (Katharina Schüttler) and her sozzled husband.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sozzled
Adjective
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The victim told police Cruz-Diaz was drunk and high when the incident happened.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Happy is miserable, drunk, broke, and working at the local Stop and Shop, where his daily grind is only broken up by taking nips from increasingly insane flasks (a cucumber, a TV remote, and many more).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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That path is instantly decimated as a more and more drunken Adriana spends the day going scorched earth on Marysol, both behind her back and to her face.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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The menu includes drunken noodles with Chinese broccoli, peppers, onions and Thai basil in soy sauce; lo mein, with egg noodles, cabbage and vegetables in XO sauce, and rice dishes such as General Tso's chicken and sweet-and-sour chicken.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Gentile also recommended the fried chicken at The Country Cat at Oregon's Portland International Airport (PDX).—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Fourteen Chinese exchange students were treated to an American dinner of fried chicken, watermelon and homemade desserts this week as they were welcomed to their two-week visit to the Elgin area.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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“Sozzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sozzled. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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