betwattled

adjective · 17th century

A word that sounds exactly like the feeling of having had one too many.

Confused, bewildered, or utterly addled by the consumption of alcohol.

In the wild

“The poor fellow stumbled out into the square looking entirely betwattled after the wedding feast.”

Origin

A delightful 17th-century formation derived from the older sense of being entangled or baffled, implying a state of mental disarray.