inebriated

Meanings

Verb

fill with sublime emotion
- "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
become drunk or drink excessively
simple past and past participle of inebriate

Adjective

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- "helplessly inebriated"

Adj

Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriō (“intoxicate”) from in- + ēbrius (“drunk, intoxicated”) from Proto-Italic *ēɣʷrjos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-s from root *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”); whence also ebrious and inebriate.

Synonyms

beatify, drunk, exalt, exhilarate, hit it up, inebriate, intoxicate, intoxicated, soak, souse, thrill, tickle pink

Antonyms

sober

Scrabble Score: 13

inebriated is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inebriated is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inebriated is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

inebriated is a valid Words With Friends word