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/ɪˈniːbɹiət/ · noun
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk..
As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
the inebriating effect of popular applause
fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand
Victoria, on the other hand, has apparently become more inebriate, as, according to the figures, arrests for drunkenness within her boundaries, in proportion to the population, increased from 12 per 1,000 in 1880 to 16½ in 1890 and nearly 16 in 1891; but even the latter proportions were still lower than in New South Wales during the same periods.
At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days.
Karim found Sudhir disgusting when he was inebriate, as he was totally unpredictable and thoroughly inappropriate, albeit abusive and condescending; truly a rear-end of a donkey.
Use inebriate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inebriate means A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk..
Common synonyms include drunkard, intoxicate, drunk, rummy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
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