Inebriate vs Boozy - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between inebriate and boozy

is that inebriate is intoxicated; drunk while boozy is (of a person) intoxicated by alcohol.

is a person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

is to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

(en noun)

A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

* 1889 , , Driven From Home , ch. 18:

As he walked along, the inebriate , whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.

* drunkard

(inebriat)

To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

(figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.

* Macaulay

The inebriating effect of popular applause.

To become drunk.

(Francis Bacon)

* intoxicate

* inebriacy * inebriant * inebriation * inebriative * inebriety * inebriism * inebrious

(en adjective)

intoxicated; drunk

* Udall

Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.

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(er)

(of a person) intoxicated by alcohol

(of a person) Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol

He's normally quite a boozy person, but isn't drinking so much these days.

(of an event) Involving a large consumption of alcohol

We all had hangovers after a boozy weekend in town.

(of food) containing or cooked with alcohol.

For dessert, the hosts treated us to a helping of boozy apple pie.