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drunken

[druhng-kuhn]

adjective

  1. intoxicated; drunk. drunk.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. given to drunkenness.

  3. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication.

    a drunken quarrel.



drunken

/ ˈʌŋə /

adjective

  1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol

  2. frequently or habitually drunk

  3. (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication

    a drunken brawl

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

See drunk.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • drunkenly adverb
  • drunkenness noun
  • half-drunken adjective
  • undrunken adjective
  • ˈܲ԰ԲԱ noun
  • ˈܲ԰Ա adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of drunken1

Variant of drunk adj. and past participle
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Licencing was granted in February despite objections that drunken people would cause disruption and again when the planning application was submitted but this week's meeting unanimously approved the plans.

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And though Jesse did not seem to mind Ellie and Dina sharing a drunken kiss at a party in an earlier episode, the couple’s relationship has since grown more romantic and intimate.

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This is, after all, the same woman who spun a failed marriage leading to a drunken arrest into gold, discovering a new life and career path with a hit cabaret tour and music career.

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The two of them have been dancing around each other — physically and emotionally — since sharing a kiss in the first episode that has constantly been played off as drunken antics.

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A man who fatally stabbed his friend after a drunken argument turned violent has been jailed for more than five years.

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