inebriated

Etymology

From Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriō (“to intoxicate”), from ēbrius (“drunk”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈniːbɹieɪtɪd/

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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.
   • 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:

     Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.

Verb

inebriated

1. simple past tense and past participle of inebriate