intoxicating

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/ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

adjective

Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.

“intoxicating liquor”

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveintoxicating (comparative more intoxicating, superlative most intoxicating)

comparative more intoxicating · superlative most intoxicating

  1. Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.

    intoxicating liquor

    1 more example

    intoxicating product

  2. figurativelyVery exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.

    intoxicating speech

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intoxicate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing intoxication

adjectiveextremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُسْكِر
  • مُسْكِر (muskir)able to intoxicate
Finnish huumaava, huumaava
  • huumaavaable to intoxicate
  • huumaavaexciting and stimulating
German berauschend, berauschend
  • berauschendable to intoxicate
  • berauschendexciting and stimulating
Hindi मदिर, मादक
  • मदिर (madir)able to intoxicate
  • मादक (mādak)able to intoxicate
  • उत्तेजक (uttejak)exciting and stimulating
Irish meisciúil, meisciúil
  • meisciúilable to intoxicate
  • meisciúilexciting and stimulating
Māori whakahaurangi
  • whakahaurangiable to intoxicate
Scottish Gaelic daorachail, daorachail
  • daorachailable to intoxicate
  • daorachailexciting and stimulating
Spanish intoxicante, intoxicador
  • intoxicanteable to intoxicate
  • intoxicadorable to intoxicate
  • atosiganteable to intoxicate
  • atosigadorable to intoxicate
Cite this entry
APA

intoxicating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicating

MLA

“intoxicating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intoxicating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicating.

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