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inebriety en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪ.nɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English ebriety English inebriety From in- + ebriety.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.
   • It is a just observation of a very celebrated author, that in proportion as every country is barbarous, it is addicted to inebriety. Were the people of England to be judged of by this standard, it is much to be feared, that our national character would be none of the most amiable. 1767, Hugh Kelly, The Babler, volume 2, number 67, page 7:
   • Our ship was now wholly given up to every species of riot and debauchery. The grossest licentiousness and the most shameful inebriety prevailed, with occasional and but short-lived interruptions, through the whole period of her stay. 1846, Herman Melville, chapter 2, in Typee:
   • As she thought less of his inebriety, she thought more of his inconstancy and presumption […] 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 15, in Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:
   • Generally, as I have said, my inebrieties were nocturnal only, and the day paid the penalty of the night’s excess. 1885, Henry Taylor, chapter 3, in Autobiography, volume 1, London: Longmans, Green & Co, page 44:

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