half-drunk
Americanadjective
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partly inebriated; partly drunk with alcohol.
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(of a drink or its container) partly consumed or emptied by drinking.
adjective
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Two half-drunk cups of tea, and a plate of bread and butter and crisps were found in the living-room - fuelling speculation that someone else had visited the house that evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
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
The remaining Oreos are at the bottom of the bed, and there is a half-drunk chocolate milkshake in the sink.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2018
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
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
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