BOOZY

bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottish

(adjective) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; “a bibulous fellow”; “a bibulous evening”; “his boozy drinking companions”; “thick boozy singing”; “a drunken binge”; “two drunken gentlemen holding each other up”; “sottish behavior”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

boozy (comparative boozier, superlative booziest)

(of a person) Intoxicated by alcohol.

(of a person) Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol.

(of an event) Involving a large consumption of alcohol.

(of food) Containing or cooked with alcohol.

Synonyms

• (intoxicated by alcohol): See drunk

• (inclined to consume alcohol): drunk, sottish

• (involving large consumption of alcohol)

• (containing alcohol): See alcoholic

Source: Wiktionary


Booz"y, a.

Definition: A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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