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Definition of intoxicated adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intoxicated

adjective
 
/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/
 
/ɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪd/
 (formal)
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  1. under the influence of alcohol or drugs see also driving while intoxicatedTopics Social issuesc2
  2. intoxicated (by/with something) very excited by something, so that you cannot think clearly
    • intoxicated with success
    Topics Feelingsc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘poison’): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- ‘into’ + toxicare ‘to poison’, from Latin toxicum (see toxic) + -ed.
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