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ebrious

/ˈiː.bɹiː.əs/

ebrious adjective: having a tendency towards alcohol abuse.

Adjective

ebrious (comparative more ebrious, superlative most ebrious)

  1. (obsolete) Having a tendency towards alcohol abuse.
  2. (obsolete) Drunk, tipsy.
    Synonyms:
    drunk
  3. (obsolete) Similar to that of a drunk.
    • When the patient entered the consultation room, the neurologist immediately noted his ebrious step, and suspected a lesion of the cerebellum.

Synonyms of ebrious

Forms of ebrious

comparativemore ebrious
superlativemost ebrious

Origin of ebrious

From Latin ēbrius (“drunk”).

Questions about ebrious

What does ebrious mean?
Ebrious means having a tendency towards alcohol abuse.
What part of speech is ebrious?
Ebrious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ebrious?
Ebrious is pronounced /ˈiː.bɹiː.əs/.

Words near ebrious in the dictionary

  1. ebriids
  2. ebrillade
  3. Ebrington
  4. ebriose
  5. ebriosity
  6. ebrious
  7. Ebrié
  8. Ebro
  9. Ebron
  10. Ebrons
  11. ebrotidine

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