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inebriated

/ɪˈniː.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/ adjective

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In Latin: ebrius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inebriated at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).
    a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors

Origin

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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