drunken
- adjective
- /ˈdrʌŋkən/
- 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.
- He arrived as a drunken dirty peasant.
- They recently got drunken matching tattoos.
- And it's probably in some drunken or drug state where we thought we'd get revenge.
- And so him in this like drunken state thought that was his son.
- And, you know, not so much the drunken selfies.
- But yeah, so this this thing sisters arrested for Drunken naked brawl.
Examples
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Listen, we don't have to go hang out with a bunch of drunken frat boys.
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What are you doin' with a drunken guitar player for a husband?
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And he did not know in his drunken state, just how much this would catch on.
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- I see you brought my drunken husband home.
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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.
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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
Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly
Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs
Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs
A little drunk after drinking a small amount of alcohol
To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
Full of alcohol or involving a lot of drinking
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
A little drunk or likely to drink alcohol
Very drunk from drinking alcohol
Drunk after drinking too much alcohol
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
A person who is very drunk and helpless, often drooling
Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
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How Drunk
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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.