inebriatingadj.
That inebriates; intoxicating. literal and figurative.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > strong
strongeOE
stalec1300
mainc1400
nappyc1460
starkc1485
nase?1536
huff-cap1599
nippitatum1600
intoxicating1604
inebriating1610
distempering1613–18
inebriative1615
toxing1635
hogen mogen1653
napping1654
humming1675
hard1700
inebriousa1704
ebrietating1711
bead-proof1753
steeve1801
high-proof1810
pithy1812
stiff1813
inebriant1828
reverent1837
a little more north1864
ebriating1872
rorty1950
the mind > emotion > excitement > extravagant or rapturous excitement > [adjective] > causing
inebriousc1450
intoxicating1606
heady1669
head-turning1803
inebriating1806
musky1858
intoxicant1861
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms xxii[i]. 5 Thou hast fatted my head with oyle; and my chalice inebriating how goodlie is it!
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. ix. §3 698 Strong and inebriating wine.
1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 106 The fermenting and inebriating Quality of vegetable Juices.
1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. iii. 130 Flying from reflection to inebriating pleasures.
1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 18 Wine and all inebriating liquors are strictly forbidden.
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