besozzlement
(UK, informal, rare) A state of intoxication; drunkenness.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, informal, rare) A state of intoxication; drunkenness.
This news of his death, though, has shattered me. The memory that replays itself dates from 19 years ago; we’d stumbled into my apartment to crash after an all-night drunken adventure, and in his besozzlement he found himself unable to r…
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