inebriety

[ in-i-brahy-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈbraɪ ɪ ti /

drunkenness; intoxication.

Origin of inebriety

1780–90; in-² + obsolete ebriety < Latin ēbrietās, equivalent to ēbri(us) drunk + -etās, variant of -itās -ity

Yet, we must not forget that the real nature of inebriety is always the same.

A Practical Physiology |Albert F. Blaisdell
In the far past the great disgrace of our profession was the inebriety of its men.

Life on the Stage |Clara Morris
A diet consisting chiefly of apples has been found an excellent cure for inebriety.

Food Remedies |Florence Daniel
In the ladder of inebriety there are many rounds, and he had only reached the first, which with him was always talkativeness.

Lord Montagu's Page |G. P. R. James

He must be unusually hardened that can come from some shameful excess, or in a state of inebriety, into the company of the ladies.

The Young Man's Guide |William A. Alcott