intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
especially
: drunk
2
: emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated (as by great joy or extreme pleasure)
… the traveler who has become intoxicated by the vision of Serengeti's exotic animals …—
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He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 16 May 2025
Among other revelations, these records recount an incident when a highly intoxicated Sokola, 20 years of age and fighting with a friend, hurled a garbage bag from the window of her East Village apartment building, a 911 call alerting police.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
There was the time an intoxicated woman injured a security guard’s eye with her fake fingernail.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Thiessen agreed that there should be felonies in cases of intoxicated manslaughter, intoxicated assault and in cases where the driver has multiple DWIs.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
-sə-ˌkāt-əd
: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol
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