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intoxicating

[ in-tok-si-key-ting ]

adjective

  1. causing or capable of causing intoxication:

    intoxicating beverages.

  2. exhilarating; exciting:

    an intoxicating idea.



intoxicating

/ ɪˈɒɪˌɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating
  2. stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdz澱ˌپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٴdzi·iԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzi·ٴdzi·iԲ adjective
  • non·ٴdzi·iԲ· adverb
  • ܲi·ٴdzi·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intoxicating1

First recorded in 1625–35; intoxicat(e) + -ing 2
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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."

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Naïvety is intoxicating and no one likes confronting their own ableism or mortality.

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The power goes straight to your head, an intoxicating rush that splits desire from better judgment.

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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.

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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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