Boozy

//ˈbuːzi// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intoxicated by alcohol.
  2. 2
    Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol.

    "Dirty Davy had brought with him his chief clerk, who was a facetious personage, and boozy, and on the confidential footing of a common rascality with his master, who, after the fashion of Harry V. in his nonage, condescended in his frolics and his cups to men of low estate […]"

  3. 3
    Involving a large consumption of alcohol.

    "We all had hangovers after a boozy weekend in town."

  4. 4
    Containing or cooked with alcohol.

    "For dessert, the hosts treated us to a helping of boozy apple pie."

Adjective
  1. 1
    given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
drunktightafflictedalcoholicbefuddledbent

Antonyms

All antonyms
sober

Example

More examples

"Beer, wine and spirits are still a big part of life here, but in a land with a boozy reputation, it is health-conscious young people who are drinking less."

Etymology

From booze + -y.

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