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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A half-drunk cup of coffee was found sitting on the helm, and Kawahara’s oatmeal was left unfinished, as if the experienced fisherman suddenly disappeared in the middle of breakfast, said Heather Burns, a longtime friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 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
He could tell from the fire and from the half-drunk cup of wine beside it that Loki had been there only moments before he arrived.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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