Inebrious vs Inebriate - What's the difference?
inebrious | inebriate | Derived terms |
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
* 1889 , , Driven From Home , ch. 18:
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
(figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
* Macaulay
To become drunk.
intoxicated; drunk
* Udall
Inebriate is a derived term of inebrious.
As adjectives the difference between inebrious and inebriate
is that inebrious is intoxicated; drunk while inebriate is intoxicated; drunk.As a noun inebriate is
a person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.As a verb inebriate is
to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.inebrious
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inebriate
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Noun
(en noun)- As he walked along, the inebriate , whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
Synonyms
* drunkardVerb
(inebriat)- The inebriating effect of popular applause.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* intoxicateDerived terms
* inebriacy * inebriant * inebriation * inebriative * inebriety * inebriism * inebriousAdjective
(en adjective)- Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.