intoxicating

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There's many sorts of drinks as we poor ignorant creatures calls intoxicating which is quite the thing with your tip-top teetotallers.

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  1. Producing intoxication; fitted to intoxicate; as, intoxicating liquors.

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  1. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  2. causing

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  • His helplessness was intoxicating, and it made me daring. —  Chance, Karen - Touch the Dark
  • She was like some kind of drug, intoxicating, addicting. —  SeriasStarWarrior.HTML
  • Her smell was sweet, intoxicating, and entirely female. —  SexyBeastIV
  • Rooting for a team with that sort of firepower was intoxicating, and I loved feeling like a part of it. —  Catfish Stew
  • The energy in the room proved intoxicating, a contagious excitement flooding the venue from floor to ceiling. —  JamBase
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