Meaning & use
stoned
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intoxicated, especially from marijuana or another drug
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He was too stoned to remember where he'd left his keys.
By the end of the concert half the crowd looked completely stoned.
A note on using this word
The drug-related slang sense dates back to the early 20th century and remains its most common modern use.
Words with a similar meaning
highintoxicated
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
pelted or killed by being hit with thrown stones
The prisoner was stoned by the angry mob.
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