adj 1  :  having a complex organization  :  greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically - usu. used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals <the er algae>  <the er apes>  - compare LOW   2 a  :  exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement <a patient>   b  :  being intoxicated : also  :  excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin)
, n :  an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state : esp  :  one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin) .
 
 
 
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