drunken
adjective
intoxicated; drunk.
drunkenness
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a word derived from
drunken.
Example Sentences
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Byfield, meanwhile, accused the policeman of giving false testimony during the earlier drunkenness case.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Limit noise and drunkenness, clean up your mess and don’t pee in the canals. Keep in mind the locals and they will welcome you with open arms.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
They rejected dancing, public drunkenness, gambling, and obscene speech as ungodly and fit for punishment by a special tribunal called the Consistory.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Under Florida law, a governor can suspend state officials for wrongdoing that includes neglect of duty, incompetence, malfeasance, drunkenness or commission of a felony.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
And if he could do that, behind his mask of sarcasm and drunkenness, so convincingly and for so long, what else has he lied about?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
