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(rare, dated) The state or characteristic of drunkenness, especially as a persistent condition..
WICHITA, Kan., June 1—George Bradshaw, son of a prominent resident here, died yesterday from causes alleged to have been brought about by the treatment he was taking for the cure of inebriacy.
"I have had a remarkable case of inebriacy under my personal observation. The patient drank heavily for fifteen years and reach a degraded condition."
Use inebriacy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inebriacy means (rare, dated) The state or characteristic of drunkenness, especially as a persistent condition..
Common synonyms include alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
WICHITA, Kan., June 1—George Bradshaw, son of a prominent resident here, died yesterday from causes alleged to have been brought about by the treatment he was taking for the cure of inebriacy.
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