intoxicated
adjective /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/
/ɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪd/
(formal)- under the influence of alcohol or drugs see also driving while intoxicatedTopics Illnessc2
- intoxicated (by/with something) very excited by something, so that you cannot think clearly
- intoxicated with success
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘poison’): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- ‘into’ + toxicare ‘to poison’, from Latin toxicum (see toxic) + -ed.