Inebrious
/ɪˈniː.bri.əs/noun
Intoxicated or relating to intoxication; drunken.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, inebriare, could mean both “to intoxicate” physically and to overwhelm or transport someone emotionally, helping inspire later metaphorical uses of intoxication.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
ebrius
“Drunk, intoxicated”
Classical Latin
Latin
inebrius
“Drunken or intoxicated; brought into a state of drunkenness”
Classical Latin
Latin
inebriare
“To make drunk, intoxicate, or overwhelm”
Late Latin
Latin
inebriatus
“Intoxicated or spiritually overwhelmed”
17th Century
English
inebrious
“Drunken or characterized by intoxication”
Modern English
English
inebrious
“Intoxicated, drunken, or relating to inebriation”