Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Showing the effects of a booze; somewhat intoxicated; merry or foolish with liquor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person intoxicated by
alcohol - adjective of a person Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol
- adjective of an event Involving a large consumption of alcohol
- adjective of food containing or cooked with alcohol.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Globes have long been known as a boozy, less formal affair than other awards shows such as the Oscars.
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The Globes have long been known as a boozy, less formal affair than other awards shows such as the Oscars.
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This Loire Valley style red would probably severely disappoint the followers of the afore-mentioned "boozy" reds, but Cab Franc, and specifically the T23, is what we do best.
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In a margarita the flavors are quite similar; it really comes down to how "boozy" you want your drink to taste (bear in mind that a stronger-tasting drink may be less likely to be heedlessly guzzled).
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This opens with a very fizzy burst, and turns immediately into a kind of boozy floral.
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This opens with a very fizzy burst, and turns immediately into a kind of boozy floral.
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Ms. McWHORTER: Gary Thomas Rowe, the kind of boozy-looking guy.
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There is a reason the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone is a little sleepy: You could also call her the "boozy" or "tipsy" chaperone.
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The afternoon session is the sweetest because it exists as stolen time; a kind of boozy twilight in which time seems both suspended and fleeting.
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All said he should be stood down after he was charged - not convicted but charged - with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl following a "boozy" season launch last Friday.
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