Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Showing the effects of a booze; somewhat intoxicated; merry or foolish with liquor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective colloq. A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of a person intoxicated by alcohol
  • adjective of a person Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol
  • adjective of an event Involving a large consumption of alcohol
  • adjective of food containing or cooked with alcohol.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

Etymologies

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From booze

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Examples

  • The Globes have long been known as a boozy, less formal affair than other awards shows such as the Oscars.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The Globes have long been known as a boozy, less formal affair than other awards shows such as the Oscars.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By ANTHONY McCARTNEY 2011

  • This Loire Valley style red would probably severely disappoint the followers of the afore-mentioned "boozy" reds, but Cab Franc, and specifically the T23, is what we do best.

    Red, With Envy: Assessing 2007 Finger Lakes Reds 2009

  • In a margarita the flavors are quite similar; it really comes down to how "boozy" you want your drink to taste (bear in mind that a stronger-tasting drink may be less likely to be heedlessly guzzled).

    Chris Hall: The Perfect Margarita 2008

  • This opens with a very fizzy burst, and turns immediately into a kind of boozy floral.

    Three For The Road From The Outlet Mall Marina Geigert 2007

  • This opens with a very fizzy burst, and turns immediately into a kind of boozy floral.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Marina Geigert 2007

  • Ms. McWHORTER: Gary Thomas Rowe, the kind of boozy-looking guy.

    Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama - The climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution 2001

  • There is a reason the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone is a little sleepy: You could also call her the "boozy" or "tipsy" chaperone.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2010

  • The afternoon session is the sweetest because it exists as stolen time; a kind of boozy twilight in which time seems both suspended and fleeting.

    Spectator Live 2009

  • All said he should be stood down after he was charged - not convicted but charged - with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl following a "boozy" season launch last Friday.

    The Roar - Your Sports Opinion 2009

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