buzzed

• IPA^(key): /bʌzd/

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• Rhymes: -ʌzd

buzzed (comparative more buzzed, superlative most buzzed)

1. (slang) Slightly intoxicated.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk

   • 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎, Random House, →ISBN:

     But two bottles would alarm and confuse him, would lead to a conversation, so I smashed it merrily into a skip, buzzed and lit with the comforting foreknowledge of the second one on its way.

2. (said of lips) Slightly parted so that they will make a buzzing sound when air (from the lungs) is forced out through them.
   • 2023 March 17, Wikipedia contributors, “Jug (instrument)”, in English Wikipedia‎, Wikimedia Foundation:

     The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone.

buzzed

1. simple past and past participle of buzz