drunken
adjective
intoxicated; drunk.
drunkenly
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a word derived from
drunken.
Example Sentences
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Even Danvers encounters the same polar bear Navarro saw on Christmas Eve as she's drunkenly driving away from her lover and wakes up from dreaming of Holden.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
In the second episode of “Wave Makers,” senior political staffer Weng Wen-fang crouches outside of a rollicking karaoke room, drunkenly inspired to call her new team member, Chang Ya-ching, with a message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The Auckland native plays Jessie, a charming, self-centered, late-20s New Zealand slacker living in London who drunkenly hooks up with and is then courted by international movie star Tom Kapoor.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2022
A squirrel in Minnesota has enjoyed an early and especially festive start to the holiday season by being videoed apparently drunkenly feasting on pears that had fermented and become alcoholic.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2020
Five seconds later, a pair of feet dangled next to her, then jerked back up, the beam of David’s flashlight swinging around drunkenly.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
