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 …—
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He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Prosecutors have alleged Campbell, who lived in Rhode Island, routinely posed as a rideshare driver and sometimes a bar bouncer in Boston to prey on intoxicated women and film the assaults.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The driver reported that his passenger appeared to be highly intoxicated.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for intoxicated
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intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
-sə-ˌkāt-əd
: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol
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