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drunken

drunken

168 2.8
Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely
  • adjective
  • /ˈdrʌŋkən/
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  • The bar was filled with drunken patrons laughing and singing late into the night.
  • drunken behavior
  • drunken driving
  • drunken fight

He arrived as a drunken dirty peasant.

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Examples

  • Listen, we don't have to go hang out with a bunch of drunken frat boys.

  • What are you doin' with a drunken guitar player for a husband?

  • And he did not know in his drunken state, just how much this would catch on.

  • - I see you brought my drunken husband home.

  • There was a happy, rather drunken couple among them, Charles and Martha.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The breakdown of social order can also be seen in the drunken fights that break out.

    Academic text (1994)
  • People are sometimes ashamed of their drunken behavior when they are sober.

    Academic text (1994)
  • But the pain lingers and on my last drunken night out before Christmas I find myself in the arms of Steve trying to fill the void.

  • There are times when drunken quarrels and fights reflect the deteriorating conditions of a social relationship.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He stumbled down the street in a drunken haze, oblivious to the world around him.

Synonyms

drunk
vsdrunken
56 3.0

Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly

is the general adjective emphasising alcohol presence or alcohol-fueled behaviour rather than emotion
under the influence
vsdrunken
  • NSFW
46 5.8

Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs

is a broader adjective about alcohol presence or alcohol-driven behaviour rather than legal impairment
intoxicated
vsdrunken
  • NSFW
44 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

is focused on alcohol and on groups or behavior rather than clinical loss of control
tipsy
vsdrunken
  • Informal
18 4.8

A little drunk after drinking a small amount of alcohol

describes a stronger or more general state of being affected by alcohol
inebriated
vsdrunken
  • Formal
8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the general adjective for being affected by alcohol or alcohol-fueled behavior
boozy
vsdrunken
  • Informal
7 7.7

Full of alcohol or involving a lot of drinking

is about being affected by alcohol rather than describing drinking culture or fondness
drunk as a skunk
vsdrunken
  • Informal
4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

is a general adjective for alcohol presence or alcohol-driven behaviour without vivid slang
blind drunk
vsdrunken
  • Informal
3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

is the neutral adjective for being affected by alcohol, without extreme helplessness
in the drink
vsdrunken
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

is the standard adjective for alcohol effects or alcohol-driven scenes
sozzled
vsdrunken
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the neutral term for being affected by alcohol or alcohol-fueled behaviour
drinky
vsdrunken
  • UK
1 9.9

A little drunk or likely to drink alcohol

refers to being affected by alcohol or alcohol-driven behaviour more broadly
hammered
vsdrunken
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the neutral adjective describing alcohol-affected people or scenes
in one's cups
vsdrunken
  • Archaic
9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the common adjective for being affected by alcohol or alcohol-driven behaviour
pixilated
vsdrunken
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is the neutral adjective for being affected by alcohol without the old-fashioned tone
dribbling drunk
vsdrunken
  • Slang
9.3

A person who is very drunk and helpless, often drooling

is the broader adjective for alcohol effects and alcohol-influenced settings
wasted
vsdrunken
  • NSFW
8.4

Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly

is focused on alcohol effects or alcohol-fueled behaviour rather than multi-substance slang
smashed
vsdrunken
  • Slang
8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the general adjective for alcohol presence or alcohol-driven behaviour
plastered
vsdrunken
  • Informal
8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the standard adjective for alcohol presence or behaviour without casual slang

Antonyms

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

Compounds

A loud party where people drink too much and act wild

A person who celebrates wildly while drunk

How Drunk

wasted
  • NSFW
8.4
intoxicated
  • NSFW
44 4.2
drunken
168 2.8
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8

Surface Forms

drunken positive

Morphology

drunken = drunk (transparent) = drunk + en

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-en' to 'drunk', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Drunken comes from the common word drink and its old past form drunk, and originally meant 'having drunk' alcohol. That's why drunken describes someone affected by drinking too much.