drunken
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈdɹʌŋkən/
Verb
  1. (archaic) past participle of drink#English|drink
Adjective

drunken

  1. Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
    • "What'll we do with the drunken sailor, ..."
  2. Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
  3. Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
    a drunken display of crude exuberance
  4. (obsolete) Saturated with liquid
    1. Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.
      drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice
Synonyms Translations Verb

drunken (drunkens, present participle drunkening; past and past participle drunkened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become drunk or drunken; intoxicate



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