酔う vs 酔っ払う: does it depend on how drunk you are? {} and {}{} both seem to mean "to get drunk" but how are they different from each other? Does it depend on how drunk you are, and assuming is worse than , exactly how drunk would you need to be to cross from to ? Does the part has any meaning or purpose?

Daijirin defines as . This clarifies two differences between and :

* As istrasci explained, is used only when one is drunk because of liquor, while is broader.
* With , the degree of being drunk is high. With , it depends.