DRUNKEN


Meaning of DRUNKEN in English

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

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