drunken

[ druhng-kuhn ]
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adjective
  1. intoxicated; drunk.

  2. given to drunkenness.

  1. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication: a drunken quarrel.

Origin of drunken

1
Variant of drunk adj. and past participle

usage note For drunken

See drunk.

Other words for drunken

Opposites for drunken

Other words from drunken

  • drunk·en·ly, adverb
  • drunk·en·ness, noun
  • half-drunken, adjective
  • un·drunk·en, adjective

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How to use drunken in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for drunken

drunken

/ (ˈdrʌŋkən) /


adjective
  1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol

  2. frequently or habitually drunk

  1. (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication: a drunken brawl

Derived forms of drunken

  • drunkenly, adverb
  • drunkenness, noun

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