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In some senses, stoned is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
drunk, ecstatic, horrible
VERB + STONED
am, get, got, isn't, seemed, think, thought
STONED + NOUN
death, man
ADV.
really
adj
Containing stones.
Having had the stones removed.
Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol.
STONED: drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world.
'He could be a mean drunk,' said saxophonist Artie Drelinger. '[…] Booze was his priority, and when he was stoned he could be a son of a bitch.'
High on drugs, especially cannabis.
We got stoned and ate four bags of potato chips.
Riccio nodded toward a boy across the floor and said, “See that kid? He’s on dope.” The boy was standing against a wall, staring vacantly at the dancers, his face fixed in a gentle, faraway smile. Every few seconds, he would wipe his nose with the back of his hand. “Man, that Jo-Jo!” Benny said. “He’s stoned all the time.” “What’s he on—horse?” Riccio asked, meaning heroin. “Who knows with that creep?” Benny said. I asked Benny if any special kind of boy went in for dope. “The creeps,” he said. “You know, the goofballs.” He searched for a word. “The weak kids. Like Jo-Jo. There ain’t nothing the guys can’t do to him. Last week, we took his pants off and made him run right in the middle of the street without them.”
Exhilarated; intoxicated by something (such as love) other than drugs or alcohol.
"I am stoned on Jesus! He turns me on and gives me something drugs never could!"
I had told them my sailing plans—a few voyages and then Palmyra—but learned almost nothing about them except they were stoned on life. They were so in love with each other and so enamored with their six-month-old baby, […]
adjective — under the influence of narcotics
STONED: drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world.
Wiktionary'He could be a mean drunk,' said saxophonist Artie Drelinger. '[…] Booze was his priority, and when he was stoned he could be a son of a bitch.'
WiktionaryWe got stoned and ate four bags of potato chips.
WiktionaryDrink wet cement and get really stoned.
Tatoeba · #585369She was stoned.
Tatoeba · #1754716He was stoned.
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In some senses, stoned is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.