adjective / noun
drunk
DRUNK/drʌŋk/
Affected by alcohol enough to impair judgment or control.
The drunk man slumps at the table beside a glass of wine.
Etymology
Originally a participle of “drink,” drunk became an adjective describing the resulting condition when the drink was alcohol: intoxication rather than simply having swallowed liquid.
In context
I've been I have been tipsy. I've been feeling good from alcohol. I have never ever in my life even to this day have never been drunk a day in my life.
More examples
- He was too drunk to drive home.
- A drunk shouted outside the station.
- She grew drunker as the evening went on.
Forms
drunk · drunks · drunker · drunkest
Similar words
- intoxicated
- A more formal term that can also involve other substances.
- inebriated
- A more formal word for alcohol intoxication.