drunken
pronunciation
How to pronounce drunken in British English:
UK [ˈdrʌŋkən]
How to pronounce drunken in American English:
US [ˈdrʌŋkən]
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- Adjective:
- given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Word Origin
- drunken (adj.)
- full form of the past participle of drunk. Meaning "inebriated" was in Old English druncena; adjectival meaning "habitually intoxicated" is from 1540s. Related: Drunkenly.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Or it could just be the work of drunken idiots .
- 2. I don 't snore like a drunken sailor !
- 3. Outbursts of drunken violence , and manic activity and creativity .
- 4. Or a drunken massage by a man .
- 5. George : " honey , let me explain ! This drunken fool at the bar puked on me and gave me 20 bucks to have it cleaned . "