drunken

CEFRC1

/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

adjective · verb

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to or caused by being drunk.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

Examples

  • The drunken man awoke to find himself in prison.

  • The drunken man couldn't walk straight.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.

  2. Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of drink

More examples

In context

  • drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice

  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor? […] / Put him in the longboat and make him bail her / Early in the morning.

  • a drunken display of crude exuberance

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English drunken, ydronken, idrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk; drunken”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), equivalent to drink + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dronken (“drunk; drunken”), Dutch dronken (“drunk; drunken”), German betrunken (“drunk; drunken”), Swedish drucken (“drunk; drunken”).