transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrəŋ-kən ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English druncen, from past participle of drincan to drink
Date: before 12th century
1. : drunk 1
a drunken driver
2. obsolete : 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, drunken homes — P. B. Gilliam
c. : resulting from or as if from intoxication
a drunken brawl
4. : unsteady or lurching as if from alcoholic intoxication
• drunk·en·ly adverb
• drunk·en·ness -kən-nəs noun