inebriated

From Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriō (“intoxicate”) from in- +‎ ēbrius (“drunk, intoxicated”) from Proto-Italic *ēɣʷrjos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-s from root *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”); whence also ebrious and inebriate.

• enPR: ĭ-nēʹbrē-ā-tĭd, IPA^(key): /ɪˈniː.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/

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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.

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

inebriated

1. simple past and past participle of inebriate