insobriety

[ in-suh-brahy-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn səˈbraɪ ɪ ti /

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noun

lack of sobriety or moderation; intemperance; drunkenness.

Origin of insobriety

First recorded in 1605–15; in-³ + sobriety

Words nearby insobriety

insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, in so far as, insol., insolate

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Example sentences from the Web for insobriety

The actor grew moody, splenetic, and gave way to insobriety.
Curiosities of Impecuniosity|H. G. Somerville
Insobriety was the normal condition of Fewson after school hours.
The Parish Clerk (1907)|Peter Hampson Ditchfield
That also is a mode, we need not say of intoxication, but of insobriety.
Essays of Travel|Robert Louis Stevenson
Insobriety is, as I need hardly tell you, the one unpardonable sin in the eyes of a shipowner.
Dick Leslie's Luck|Harry Collingwood

The reader will observe that this dissipation, six weeks of insobriety, is alleged to have occurred after Keats began to despond.
Life of John Keats|William Michael Rossetti

British Dictionary definitions for insobriety

insobriety

/ (ˌɪnsəʊˈbraɪɪtɪ) /

noun

lack of sobriety; intemperance

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单词	insobriety
释义	insobriety [ in-suh-brahy-i-tee ] / ˌɪn səˈbraɪ ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insobriety ON THESAURUS.COM noun lack of sobriety or moderation; intemperance; drunkenness. Origin of insobriety First recorded in 1605–15; in-³ + sobriety Words nearby insobriety insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, in so far as, insol., insolate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insobriety The actor grew moody, splenetic, and gave way to insobriety. Curiosities of Impecuniosity\|H. G. Somerville Insobriety was the normal condition of Fewson after school hours. The Parish Clerk (1907)\|Peter Hampson Ditchfield That also is a mode, we need not say of intoxication, but of insobriety. Essays of Travel\|Robert Louis Stevenson Insobriety is, as I need hardly tell you, the one unpardonable sin in the eyes of a shipowner. Dick Leslie's Luck\|Harry Collingwood The reader will observe that this dissipation, six weeks of insobriety, is alleged to have occurred after Keats began to despond. Life of John Keats\|William Michael Rossetti British Dictionary definitions for insobriety insobriety / (ˌɪnsəʊˈbraɪɪtɪ) / noun lack of sobriety; intemperance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to insobriety tipsiness, crapulence, inebriation, inebriety, intemperance, alcoholism, intoxication, boozing, dipsomania
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insobriety

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