'Intoxicating' definitions:
Definition of 'intoxicating'
From: WordNet
adjective
Causing [syn: intoxicant, intoxicating]
adjective
Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: heady, intoxicating]
Definition of 'Intoxicating'
From: GCIDE
- Intoxicate \In*tox"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoxicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoxicating.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To poison; to drug. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance. [1913 Webster]
- With new wine inoxicated both. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively. [1913 Webster]
- Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
- They are not intoxicated by military success. --Jowett (Thuc.). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Intoxicating'
From: GCIDE
- Intoxicating \In*tox"i*ca`ting\, a. Producing intoxication; fitted to intoxicate; as, intoxicating liquors. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intoxicating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitating,
- alcoholic,
- breathtaking,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- electric,
- electrifying,
- entrancing,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- exhilarative,
- fascinating,
- galvanic,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- impressive,
- inebriant,
- inebriating,
- inebriative,
- inflammatory,
- inspiring,
- intoxicative,
- invigorating,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perturbing,
- piquant,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- ravishing,
- rousing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirituous,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting