DRUNKEN

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English druncen, from past participle of drincan to drink Date: before 12th century drunk 1 , saturated with liquid, 3. given to habitual excessive use of alcohol, of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication , resulting from or as if from intoxication , unsteady or lurching as if from alcoholic intoxication, ~ly adverb ~ness noun