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elevated — drunk From the feeling induced at a certain stage of drunkenness: Johnson, (who, from drinking only water, supposed every body who drank wine to be elevated.) I won t argue any more with you, Sir. You are too far gone. (J. Boswell, 1791 … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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