boozily

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booze

(bo͞oz) Slang

a. Hard liquor.

b. An alcoholic beverage.

2. A drinking spree.

intr.v. boozed, booz·ing, booz·es

To drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically.

[Alteration of obsolete bouse, from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess, from Middle Dutch būsen.]

booz′er n.

booz′i·ly adv.

booz′y adj.

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boozily

(ˈbuːzɪlɪ)

adv

in a boozy manner

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