inebriety

  • 1Inebriety — In e*bri e*ty, n. [See {Inebriate}, {Ebriety}.] Drunkenness; inebriation. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2inebriety — index dipsomania, inebriation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3inebriety — [in΄ē brī′ə tē] n. drunkenness; intoxication …

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  • 4inebriety — inebriate ► VERB ▪ make drunk; intoxicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ drunk; intoxicated. DERIVATIVES inebriation noun inebriety noun. ORIGIN Latin inebriare intoxicate …

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  • 5inebriety — noun Etymology: probably blend of inebriation and ebriety drunkenness Date: 1801 the state of being inebriated ; drunkenness …

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  • 6inebriety — /in i bruy i tee/, n. drunkenness; intoxication. [1780 90; IN 2 + obs. ebriety < L ebrietas, equiv. to ebri(us) drunk + etas, var. of ITAS ITY] * * * …

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  • 7inebriety — noun The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness …

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  • 8inebriety — Habitual indulgence in alcoholic beverages in excessive amounts. [L. in intensive + ebrietas, drunkenness] * * * in·ebri·ety .in i brī ət ē n, pl eties the state of being inebriated esp habitual drunkenness * * * in·e·bri·e·ty (in&#8243;&#601;&#8230; …

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  • 9inebriety — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alcoholism, intoxication, insobriety; see drunkenness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: crapulence, drunkenness, inebriation, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness. See …

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  • 10inebriety — n. intoxication, drunkenness …

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