sozzled

[soz-uhld] Origin

soz·zled

[soz-uhld]
adjective Slang.
drunk; inebriated.

Origin:
1875–80; dial. sozzle confused state, sloppy person (earlier sossle; akin to souse) + -ed3
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a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty
a person who is notably honest, moral, or innocent
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sozzled (ˈsɒzəld)
 
adj
an informal word for drunk
 
[C19: perhaps from obsolete sozzle stupor; related to souse1]

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sozzled
"drunk," 1886, from sozzle "to mix or mingle sloppily" (1836).
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sozzled definition

[ˈsɑzlæd] and [ˈsɑzlæd, ˈsɑzli]
and sossled; sozzly
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : She was so sozzly she didn't even know her name, or my name, or anybody's name.
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