drunken

[druhng-kuhn]

adjective

1. intoxicated; drunk. drunk.

   Synonyms: besotted, tipsy, inebriate
   Antonyms: sober

2. given to drunkenness.

3. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication.

   a drunken quarrel.

drunken

/ ˈdrʌŋkən /

adjective

1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol

2. frequently or habitually drunk

3. (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication

   a drunken brawl

Usage

See drunk.

Other Word Forms

• drunkenly adverb
• drunkenness noun
• half-drunken adjective
• undrunken adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drunken¹

Variant of drunk adj. and past participle

Example Sentences

His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.

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“Are people going to just spend like drunken sailors for this holiday season, and then next year it’s like, ‘Well, we did all our shopping then.

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Many people loathe SantaCon, the annual event that brings the sound of sleigh bells and the sight, and smell, of hundreds of drunken Santas to city streets around the world.

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A seemingly drunken man put his arm around her shoulder, touched her hip and chest, and attempted to kiss her neck, before a member of the president's security detail pulled him away.

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They’d sit through endless dinners, laugh at Stalin’s stupid jokes, listen to his drunken rants until five in the morning.

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Related Words

• intoxicated