drunken
Use Drunken in a sentence
kən adjective
1.
intoxicated; drunk.
2.
given to drunkenness.
3.
pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication: a drunken quarrel.
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drunken (ˈdrʌŋkən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| 'drunkenly | |
| —adv | |
| 'drunkenness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
drunken
pp. of drunk. Meaning "inebriated" was in O.E. druncena; meaning "habitually intoxicated" is from 1540s.
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Example sentences
It's difficult to maintain any moral superiority when your drunken revels are out there for public consumption.
Damage to the cerebellum leaves the sufferer with a gait that appears drunken and is difficult to control.
It was busy, but not noisy, with a merry atmosphere but not a drunken one.
Imagine a drunken worker piecing together that beautiful parquet floor.
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