inebriate
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9.8
- noun
- /ɪˈniːbriˌeɪt/
- Offensive
:
alcohólico
- In addition, it might free police resources by reducing the population of chronic inebriates repeatedly arrested for minor offenses in public order.
Examples
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The issue was termed by the Miner & News, the "problem of inebriates."
Academic text (2007) -
According to... according to "Stoner of the Year," bud brownies are the most dangerous and terrifying inebriate.
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The inebriate in cell four.
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We all know you are an inebriate.
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How long did the money last, you weak, disloyal inebriate?
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The tree trunk has become a useful crutch for the inebriate.
Academic text (2001) -
And don't forget our good-natured inebriate over here.
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[Mary] "That miserable inebriate Johnson "had cognizance of my husband's death.
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Before the deputies dimmed the gas for the night, Crazy Tom, an inebriate and apparently a frequent guest of the county, had sat on the stool in the corner with his shirt off, scratching the vermin until blood ran in the hair on his chest.
Fiction book (1993) -
The inebriate staggered down the street, oblivious to the late hour.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who is addicted to alcohol
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3.5
A person who has too much alcohol in their body, either now or often
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8.9
A person who drinks a lot of cheap alcohol and often lives on the street
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5.5
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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7.9
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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9.4
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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9.9
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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9.9
A person who drinks too much alcohol most of the time
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9.9
A person who drinks alcohol too much
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9.2
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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9.9
A person who cannot stop drinking alcohol
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8.4
A person who drinks alcohol a lot
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks alcohol too often and gets drunk
A person in a town who often drinks too much and people know it
A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly
A person who drinks too much wine
A person who drinks too much and always buys expensive alcohol
Antonyms
How Habitual
Surface Forms
Etymology
Inebriate as a noun originally meant 'a drunk person' and comes from Latin ebrius 'drunk' with in- 'in'. That's why an inebriate is used for someone who habitually drinks too much.