When Someone Is Inebriated?

Inebriated is just a fancy way of saying drunk. ... If you like, you can also use it to refer to someone who is intoxicated with substances other than alcohol, but at its heart, inebriated simply means tanked, blotto, stinko, drunk.

What does an inebriated person mean?

: exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated.

Is inebriated informal?

adjective drunk, wasted (slang), tight (informal), smashed (slang), canned (slang), high (informal), flying (slang), bombed (slang), stoned (slang), hammered (slang), steaming (slang), wrecked (slang), out of it (slang), plastered (slang), blitzed (slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.