drunk
38
3.0
- adjective
- /drʌŋk/
- Standing on the mountaintop, she was drunk on the beauty of the view.
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Watch on YouTubeThat reminds me, my dad is is drunk with power on Twitter.
- That reminds me, my dad is is drunk with power on Twitter.
- There was a year she was just like drunk dialing old boyfriends.
- Oh yeah, I thought you said maybe if you feel this drunk today, you can.
- You can't anesthetize yourself from shit events by being drunk.
- It was named, I kid you not, after a woman who died in a drunk driving accident.
- But what, shout out, yeah, shout out to, you know, drunk king Barack Obama.
- You know what I've seen the of being drunk, man.
Examples
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Kevin and I get drunk over his stories, with bourbon that he keeps fetching from somewhere.
Fiction book (1997) -
So you feel drunk with power now.
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"We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time."
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- Oh, are you feeling more free or are you just more drunk?
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"Did it ever occur to you that I got drunk because Daddy was dying?"
Fiction book (1995) -
" He rocked back and forth, drunk not from the wine but from some inner joy."
Fiction book (1995) -
Not drunk on alcohol, but drunk on ideology, drunk on and on religion, drunk on fantasies.
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I have been stumbling down it for years, drunk on unanswered questions.
Fiction book (1993) -
She felt drunk with happiness after receiving the good news.
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After the argument, he was drunk with anger and couldn't think clearly.
Synonyms
94
8.4
Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly
55
4.2
Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs
37
5.8
Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs
31
8.1
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
28
8.4
Very drunk from drinking alcohol
15
6.5
To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
14
8.5
Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
13
8.3
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
6
8.4
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
5
7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
4
8.9
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
4
8.1
A person who feels very dazed and confused as if hit many times
4
9.2
Very drunk after drinking too much
1
9.9
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
1
9.9
Very drunk and confused after drinking too much
1
9.9
A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home
1
9.9
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
Drunk after drinking too much alcohol
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
- Informal
4
8.9
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
Compounds
How Overwhelmed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drunk was first used for alcohol, but people began to use it for strong feelings too, as if an emotion fills you like drink fills you. So to be drunk with joy or excitement means 'overwhelmed by a strong feeling'.