beery

adjective

Definition of beerynext
as in boozy

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Recent Examples of beery Several years from now, however, if scientists at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center have their way, some chinook salmon will be chasing a very different scent: the rich, beery bouquet of brewer’s yeast. — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023 In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023 While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2020 Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010 Founded in 2001, the XFL was loud, beery fun at first. — Kevin Cook, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beery
  1. drunken
  2. drunk
  3. tipsy
  4. inebriated
  5. inebriate
  6. intoxicated
  7. besotted
  8. blind
Adjective
  • The leading causes of those crashes were drunken and distracted driving and speeding.
    — Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Prosecutors accused Ferguson of intentionally killing his wife after losing his temper during a drunken argument.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of drunken
Adjective
  • The couple's adult son claimed that his father was drunk at the time of the argument.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Tucker, blackout drunk on Slamm’d, once jumped out of a moving car.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of drunk
Adjective
  • Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.
    — Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of tipsy
Adjective
  • The outlet stated that sources said an inebriated Abbasi groped the actor, who was also represented by CAA.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of inebriated
Adjective
  • Or simply to help other individuals in dire straits — like the widow (Whitney Morgan Cox) and daughter (Veda Cienfuegos) of that inebriate driver, their current plight worsened by the bankruptcy brought on by a Bernie Madoff-like financial predator?
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
  • The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
Definition of inebriate
Adjective
  • There is nothing more frustrating than dealing with an intoxicated passenger who has a much higher chance of causing issues that can delay — or even divert — a flight.
    — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • While drinking is permitted, members are never to become visibly intoxicated.
    — Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of intoxicated
Adjective
  • Stone, who also executive-produces, is Bella Baxter, the subject of a strange, questionably ethical reanimation experiment at the hands of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and his besotted assistant, Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef).
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In just a few weeks, the irrepressible Jane Freeman and her besotted husband will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary.
    — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Definition of besotted
Adjective
  • Schimmel is now legally blind, as the location of the brain tumor caused a backup of spinal fluid which injured his optic nerve, Johnson explains.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But the rising price of gold tells us something different: future inflation is brewing, and our central bank is blind to it.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of blind

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“Beery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beery. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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