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intoxicating
[ in-tok-si-key-ting ]
adjective
- causing or capable of causing intoxication:
intoxicating beverages.
- exhilarating; exciting:
an intoxicating idea.
intoxicating
/ ɪˈɒɪˌɪɪŋ /
adjective
- (of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating
- stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation
Derived Forms
- ˈٴdz澱ˌپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴdzi·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDzi·ٴdzi·iԲ adjective
- non·ٴdzi·iԲ· adverb
- ܲi·ٴdzi·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intoxicating1
Example Sentences
Lumley described the Nevermore atmosphere as "intoxicating", adding: "It's wonderful. I get to wear many, many huge wigs, one on top of the other - and lots of quite constraining clothes, so I love it."
Naïvety is intoxicating and no one likes confronting their own ableism or mortality.
The power goes straight to your head, an intoxicating rush that splits desire from better judgment.
The initially jarring juxtaposition of then and now — fiction and documentary — quickly becomes intoxicating, inviting the viewer to both contemplate the ceaseless passage of time and ponder the seamless temporal transitions.
But the soundtrack is also its own evocative work of intoxicating techno-brood, one that could be piped from your car speakers to readily turn any routine neighborhood errand into a suddenly ominous excursion.
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