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oiled

adj.
C2 Proficiency US //ˈɔɪɫd// UK //ˈɔɪld// oiled Slang

adj. extremely drunk. You use this word in very casual situations with friends to describe someone who has had too much alcohol.

adj. Intoxicated by alcohol to a significant degree. Primarily used in British and Australian English to describe a state of heavy inebriation.


SIMPLE

He got completely oiled at the wedding reception.

CONTEXTUAL

After four hours at the open bar, half the guests were well and truly oiled.

COMPLEX

The celebration continued until the early hours, by which point most of the attendees were too oiled to remember the speeches.

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Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'get' or 'be'.

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