tired and emotional
Inebriated beyond composure
Tired and emotional is a British euphemism for drunk, originally from political journalism where libel concerns prevented directly calling public figures intoxicated: The minister appeared tired and emotional at the reception.
The phrase now functions as knowing understatement, often humorous, understood by speaker and listener alike to mean inebriated.
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- dead on one's feetExtremely tired while standing
- drainedEmptied of resources
- run downDeteriorated through neglect
sleepy · euphemism · fatigued · worse for wear · had a few · lethargic · tipsy · squiffy · in one's cups · Private Eye · drowsy · overworked · worn-out · distraught · spent · burnt out · sapped · overwhelmed
tired and emotionalsober
Free from intoxication
clear-headed · teetotal · on the wagon · abstinent · straight
tired and emotionaldrunk
Impaired by alcohol
pissed · intoxicated · hammered · wasted · plastered
tired and emotionalcomposed
Calm and self-possessed
poised · dignified · put-together · collected · self-possessed
tired, tiring, tiredly, tiredness, tiresome, tiresomely, tiresomeness, untired, overtired