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/in'i bruy"i tee/, n.drunkenness; intoxication.[1780-90; IN-2 + obs. ebriety < L ebrietas, equiv. to ebri(us) drunk + -etas, var. of -ITAS -ITY]
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Inebriety — In e*bri e*ty, n. [See {Inebriate}, {Ebriety}.] Drunkenness; inebriation. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inebriety — index dipsomania, inebriation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inebriety — [in΄ē brī′ə tē] n. drunkenness; intoxication … English World dictionary
inebriety — inebriate ► VERB ▪ make drunk; intoxicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ drunk; intoxicated. DERIVATIVES inebriation noun inebriety noun. ORIGIN Latin inebriare intoxicate … English terms dictionary
inebriety — noun Etymology: probably blend of inebriation and ebriety drunkenness Date: 1801 the state of being inebriated ; drunkenness … New Collegiate Dictionary
inebriety — noun The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness … Wiktionary
inebriety — Habitual indulgence in alcoholic beverages in excessive amounts. [L. in intensive + ebrietas, drunkenness] * * * in·ebri·ety .in i brī ət ē n, pl eties the state of being inebriated esp habitual drunkenness * * * in·e·bri·e·ty (in″ə… … Medical dictionary
inebriety — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alcoholism, intoxication, insobriety; see drunkenness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: crapulence, drunkenness, inebriation, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness. See … English dictionary for students
inebriety — n. intoxication, drunkenness … English contemporary dictionary
inebriety — n. See inebriation … New dictionary of synonyms
