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inebrious

inebrious adjective: intoxicated; drunk.

Adjective

inebrious (comparative more inebrious, superlative most inebrious)

  1. (archaic) intoxicated; drunk
    Synonyms:
    drunk
  2. (archaic) intoxicating
    • Such that with scorching Fevers fill our Veins,
      And with inebrious Fumes distract our Brains.a. 1704, Thomas Brown, “The Wonder of Wonders; or, a rich Vintner, and no Cuckold”, in The Remains of Mr. Thomas Brown, published 1720, page 297
    Synonyms:
    heady

Synonyms of inebrious

Antonyms

Forms of inebrious

comparativemore inebrious
superlativemost inebrious

Words formed from inebrious

Questions about inebrious

What does inebrious mean?
Inebrious means intoxicated; drunk.
What part of speech is inebrious?
Inebrious is an adjective.

Words near inebrious in the dictionary

  1. inebriative
  2. inebrieties
  3. inebriety
  4. inebriometer
  5. inebriometers
  6. inebrious
  7. inebriously
  8. inebrity
  9. ineconomies
  10. ineconomy
  11. ined.

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