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drunken

drun·ken

UK/ˈdɹʌŋkən/ US/ˈdrʌŋkʌn/ fairly common

adjective

1.

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

  • “a bibulous fellow”
  • “a bibulous evening”
  • “his boozy drinking companions”
  • “thick boozy singing”
  • “a drunken binge”
  • “two drunken gentleman holding each other up”
  • “sottish behavior”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • drunken boxing
  • drunken chicken
  • drunken driving
  • Drunken Knight Opening
  • drunken noodles
  • drunken shrimp
  • drunken trees
  • drunken words are sober thoughts

Related words

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