drunk

CEFRB1

/dɹʌŋk/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having had too much alcohol to think or act normally.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person who is drunk or often drinks too much.

Examples

  • They were clearly too drunk to drive.

  • You're too drunk to drive.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Elated or emboldened.

  2. Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.

  3. Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

More examples

In context

  • You've drunk three cups of coffee.

  • Drunk with power, he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.

  • He's a talkative drunk; three beers in and he's chattering away about everything.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English drunke, drunken, ydrunke, ydrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz, *gadrunkanaz (“drunk; drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian dronken, West Frisian dronken, Dutch dronken, gedronken, German Low German drunken, bedrunken, German trunken, getrunken, betrunken, Swedish drucken, Icelandic drukkinn.