be in (one's) altitudes

obsolete To be inebriated. That gentleman becomes most uncivil when he is in his altitudes.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pasqualina	-	Italian
Kleopatros	-	Ancient Greek
Koray	-	Turkish
Ansa	AHN-sah	Finnish
Annelies	ah-ne-LEES (German), ahn-nə-LEES (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Seals	[si:lz]