uninebriated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪˈniːbrieɪtɪd/
- Despite the late hour, the driver remained uninebriated and fully alert.
Examples
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She was one of the few uninebriated guests at the party, quietly sipping sparkling water.
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The police only questioned those who appeared uninebriated after the incident.
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She was completely uninebriated after the party.
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He prefers to stay uninebriated during social events.
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Despite the late hour, the driver remained uninebriated and fully alert.
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She was one of the few uninebriated guests at the party, quietly sipping sparkling water.
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The police only questioned those who appeared uninebriated after the incident.
Synonyms
Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs
Completely free of alcohol or drugs
Not affected by alcohol or drugs at all
Shows no signs of being drunk
Not drunk or affected by alcohol
Not affected by alcohol or drugs
Not consumed as a drink or not affected by alcohol
Alert and not tired or drunk
Serious and controlled in behaviour, not given to excess
With the hard pit still inside or not being high from drugs
Antonyms
How Sober
Surface Forms
Morphology
uninebriated = inebriated (transparent) = un + inebriate + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the existing adjective 'inebriated', giving 'not drunk', which is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word uninebriated is formed from un- meaning 'not' and inebriated, which comes from an old Latin word ebrius meaning 'drunk'. So uninebriated simply means 'not drunk' or sober, and it reminds us that the person is clear-headed after drinking.