inebriated

WOTD – 15 November 2006    

English

Etymology

From Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare (“to intoxicate”), from ēbrius (“drunk”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /inˈiːbrieɪtɪd/

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Adjective

inebriated (comparative more inebriated, superlative most inebriated)

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

Synonyms

• (behaving as though affected by alcohol): drunk, intoxicated
• See also Wikisaurus:drunk

Translations

behaving as though affected by alcohol

• Danish: beruset (da), fuld (da)
• Finnish: päihtynyt (fi)
• German: betrunken (de)
• Hungarian: részeg (hu)

• Latin: ebrius (la) m
• Persian: مست (fa) (mast)
• Russian: нетрезвый (ru) (netrezvyj)
• Spanish: ebrio (es)

Verb

inebriated

1. simple past tense and past participle of inebriate