inebriated

[ in-ee-bree-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication:

   An inebriated couple were arrested when they took their granddaughter for a joyride, pulling her in a toy car behind their van.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of inebriate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·in·e·bri·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inebriated¹

inebriate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Jessica Darthard, 39, was in the home when Justin died and appeared inebriated, according to sheriff’s deputies at the scene.

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She said his friend Mark Judge was there too, also inebriated and laughing.

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The reason you haven’t read a review in The Times of “God Looked Away,” the new play by Dotson Rader at the Pasadena Playhouse in which Al Pacino plays Tennessee Williams at the inebriated end of his faltering playwriting career, is that critics haven’t been invited to see the show.

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In the film, Rona is often inebriated and completely unaware of how her constant drinking impacts those around her.

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In 2021, Peskin entered treatment for problem drinking amid allegations that he had joined a government meeting inebriated.

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