SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
inebriety
noun
The state of being intoxicated by alcohol.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Alcohol intoxication
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Usage distinction
Return to topTipsiness indicates a milder degree; intoxication can involve substances other than alcohol.
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See inebriety in use
The narrator's inebriety makes his account of the evening unreliable.
A caretaker's inebriety postponed an arranged interview after he acknowledged being intoxicated from alcohol and asked to speak on another day.
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