adjective
drunken
DRUNG-kun/ˈdrʌŋkən/
Affected by or involving intoxication from alcohol.
The drunken man slumps unsteadily beside an empty glass.
Etymology
Drunken preserves the fuller participle of “drink.” Its use for an intoxicated state already existed in Old English, connecting the act of drinking with its alcoholic effects.
In context
writing somehow flows much more easily in a drunken state during the early stages of alcoholism than drawing does.
More examples
- A drunken argument disrupted the party.
- He regretted his drunken remarks.
- The report described drunken behavior outside the bar.
Forms
drunken
drunkenness noun — intoxication from alcohol
Similar words
- intoxicated
- Affected by alcohol or another substance.
- inebriated
- A formal term for drunk.