First Known Use: before 12th century
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drunken
adjective drunk·en \ˈdrəŋ-kən\
: drunk or often becoming drunk
: caused by drinking too much alcohol
: involving people who are drunk
Full Definition of DRUNKEN
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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Origin of DRUNKEN
Middle English, from Old English druncen, from past participle of drincan to drink
Related to DRUNKEN
- Synonyms
- besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]
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DRUNKENLY Defined for Kids
drunken
adjective drunk·en \ˈdrəŋ-kən\
Definition of DRUNKEN for Kids
1
: 2drunk 1
2
: resulting from being drunk <a drunken sleep>
— drunk·en·ly adverb
— drunk·en·ness noun
Medical Dictionary
drunken
adjective drunk·en \ˈdrəŋ-kən\
Medical Definition of DRUNKEN
1
: drunk 1 <a drunken driver>
2
a : given to habitual excessive use of alcohol b : of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication <drunken parties> c : resulting from or as if from intoxication <a drunken stupor>
—drunk·en·ly adverb
—drunk·en·ness \-kən-nəs\ noun
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