stoned

[ stohnd ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. intoxicated or dazed from drugs; high (sometimes followed by out ):

   to be stoned out on pot.

2. drunk.

stoned

/ stəʊnd /

adjective

1. slang.
   under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Other Words From

• un·stoned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoned¹

1475–85 for sense “pelted with stones”; 1950–55 for current senses; stone + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"Given that this phenomenon involved the activation of endocannabinoid receptors, it would be very interesting to see if a stoned animal shows a similar generalization response," says Hill.

From Science Daily

“People think I was always stoned or that was me as a human and I was just ad-libbing,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

How much experience in being stoned did you bring to the role?

From Los Angeles Times

I figured we were about to be stoned to death, me for the second time.

From Literature

Its depictions of mindless, frustration-filled urban violence, including a baby being stoned to death in a pram, caused outrage.

From BBC

Related Words

• intoxicated
• ripped
• tipsy
• wasted