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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“It looked like they’d gone to lunch — half-drunk coffee cups still on the desks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
She was in the lounge room of the spa at the Mandarin Oriental, New York, wearing a towel wrapped around her head and a terry robe, a half-drunk mimosa in one hand.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2015
A half-drunk bottle of cola to the first person to point out that Barcelona might be this year's team to avoid.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2011
"The ice on her half-drunk glass of tea grows thicker."
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2011
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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