drunken
drun·ken
adjective
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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