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 …

—Harold Hayes

intoxicatedly

in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• hammered [slang]
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• pickled
• pie-eyed
• plastered
• potted [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• sloshed [slang]
• smashed [slang]
• sottish
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffed
• squiffy
• stewed
• stiff
• stinking [slang]
• stoned
• tanked [slang]
• tiddly [chiefly British]
• tight
• tipsy
• wasted [slang]
• wet
• wiped out [slang]

Examples of intoxicated in a Sentence

He appeared to be very intoxicated.

Driving while intoxicated is illegal.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 31-year-old woman was charged in March 2023 with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in the death of 13-month-old Zarion Robinson. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024

Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah had pleaded no contest to homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle in the crash last December in Waupaca County. —CBS News, 23 Nov. 2024

He was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and was arrested. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024

Leonel Molina Rios, 58, is facing one count of felony homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license causing death, according to a criminal complaint filed Nov. 6 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. —Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

intoxicated

adjective

in·​tox·​i·​cat·​ed -sə-ˌkāt-əd 

: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol