half-drunk

American  

[haf-druhngk] / ˈhæfˈdrʌŋk /

adjective

1. partly inebriated; partly drunk with alcohol.

2. (of a drink or its container) partly consumed or emptied by drinking.

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half-drunk British  

adjective

1. partially intoxicated with alcohol

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Other Word Forms

• half-drunken
  adjective
• half-drunkenly
  adverb

Example Sentences

"You'd walk into an office, there would be a coffee cup half-drunk, a doughnut with a bite taken out of it," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2023

The maskless mayor was photographed seated at a table with friends, who also were not wearing face coverings, amid a bevy of half-drunk beverages, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Some Californians police colleagues at work to, say, toss a half-drunk cup of water on a plant and not down the drain.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2015

And here's a sock, and a half-drunk Starbucks plastic beaker of iced coffee.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2012

A half-drunk cup of ersatz tea sits on the kitchen table, next to a half-eaten slice of bread.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse