adjective
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intoxicated with or as if with alcohol
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frequently or habitually drunk
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(prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication
a drunken brawl
Usage
See drunk.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of drunken
Variant of drunk adj. and past participle
Example Sentences
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Custom Food Solutions, a food supplier based in Louisville, Kentucky, issued a voluntary recall Wednesday for more than 100,000 pounds of frozen Drunken Chicken over undeclared allergens.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025
Seattle Opera presents two in-person performances by Seattle’s beloved Drunken Tenor Rob McPherson for a comedic retelling of Charles Dickens’ time-honored holiday classic at 7:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021
Amy Stewart is the author of a dozen books, including “The Drunken Botanist,” “Flower Confidential” and the forthcoming book “The Tree Collectors.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021
Ms. Sevigny, now 46, is a running preoccupation — The Drunken Canal has featured her stylist, Haley Wollens.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2021
“You can hear them clanking ten leagues off” There were more, near as mad or worse: Lord Wobble- cheeks, the Drunken Conqueror, the Beastmaster, Pudding Face, the Rabbit, the Charioteer, the Perfumed Hero.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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