inebriated

American  

[in-ee-bree-ey-tid] / ɪnˈi briˌeɪ tɪd /

Sometimes inebriate

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of inebriate.

Other Word Forms

• uninebriated adjective

Etymology

Origin of inebriated

inebriate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Compare meaning

How does inebriated compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• inebriated vs. intoxicated

Example Sentences

On the sting call, Johnson said he had been inebriated the night of the encounter and could not remember certain parts.

From Washington Post

He imagined students getting seasick, being stuck onboard in the middle of storms or slipping off the barge while inebriated.

From Washington Post

I had little trouble carrying Hummingbird’s bike around the London Underground on an evening when I was too inebriated to ride it home.

From The Verge

One Christmas Eve before they had children, he had driven back to his lab to retrieve something and passed an inebriated man stumbling down the street.

From Washington Post

The man told management there were "intimate acts" with the employee when she was inebriated, Zhang said in the memo, adding that the police is investigating the matter.

From Reuters