inebriated
adj/ɪˈniː.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/
Etymology From Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriō (“intoxicate”) from in- + ēbrius (“drunk, intoxicated”) from Proto-Italic *ēɣʷrios, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-s from root *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”); whence also ebrious and inebriate.
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Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.
- 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.2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:
- Synonyms
- drunk, intoxicated
- Derived terms
- uninebriated