juovuksissa

The inessive plural of juopua (“to get drunk”) +‎ -ksi-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksisːɑ/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): juo‧vuk‧sis‧sa

juovuksissa

1. drunk, intoxicated, under the influence, wasted (in the state of drunkenness)

   olla juovuksissa

   to be drunk

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

• See synonyms list under humalassa

• “juovuksissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02