[drunk.en] adj [ME, fr. OE druncen, fr. pp. of drincan to drink] (bef. 12c) 1: drunk 1 "a ~ driver"
2. obs: saturated with liquid 3 a: given to habitual excessive use of alcohol b: of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication "they come from ... broken homes, ~ homes --P. B. Gilliam" c: resulting from or as if from intoxication "a ~ brawl"
4: unsteady or lurching as if from alcoholic intoxication -- drunk.en.ly adv -- drunk.en.ness n