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BOOZY (boozier, booziest)
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• BOOZY (adjective)
The adjective BOOZY has 1 sense:
1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Familiarity information: BOOZY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Synonyms:
bibulous; boozy; drunken; sottish
Context example:
sottish behavior
Similar:
drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))
Derivation:
booze (an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented)
Context examples
When did ever a gentleman o' fortune show his stern to that much dollars for a boozy old seaman with a blue mug—and him dead too?
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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