INEBRIETY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inebriety mean? 

• INEBRIETY (noun)
  The noun INEBRIETY has 1 sense:

1. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

  Familiarity information: INEBRIETY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INEBRIETY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; insobriety; intoxication; tipsiness

Hypernyms ("inebriety" is a kind of...):

temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inebriety"):

grogginess (a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol)

sottishness (stupefaction from drink)

 Context examples 

As she thought less of his inebriety, she thought more of his inconstancy and presumption; and with fewer struggles for politeness, replied, It is impossible for me to doubt any longer.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)