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faded

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈfeɪdəd// UK //fˈeɪdɪd// fad·ed Slang

adj. feeling very high or drunk from using drugs or alcohol. It is a casual word you use with friends to describe being very intoxicated.

adj. describes a state of intense intoxication from drugs or alcohol. Informal and slang in register; typically used in predicative position after a linking verb.


SIMPLE

He looked completely faded after the party ended.

CONTEXTUAL

They stayed up until dawn and got so faded they couldn't remember how they got home.

COMPLEX

The lyrics often describe the hollow feeling of getting faded every weekend to escape the pressures of a demanding career.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly follows linking verbs like 'get', 'look', or 'feel'.

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