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intoxicating

Syllabification: (in·tox·i·cat·ing)
Pronunciation: /inˈtäksikātiNG/
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Definition of intoxicating

adjective

  • (of alcoholic drink or a drug) liable to cause intoxication.
  • exhilarating or exciting:the intoxicating touch of freedom

Derivatives

intoxicatingly

adverb

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Definition of intoxicating in the British & World English dictionary
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