drunken

[ druhng-kuhn ]

adjective

1. intoxicated; drunk. drunk.

   Synonyms: besotted, tipsy, inebriate

   Antonyms: sober

2. given to drunkenness.
3. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication:

   a drunken quarrel.

drunken

/ ˈdrʌŋkən /

adjective

1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol
2. frequently or habitually drunk
3. prenominal caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication

   a drunken brawl

Usage Note

See drunk.

Derived Forms

• ˈdrunkenness, noun
• ˈdrunkenly, adverb

Other Words From

• drunken·ly adverb
• drunken·ness noun
• half-drunken adjective
• un·drunken adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drunken¹

Variant of drunk adj. and past participle

Example Sentences

"Indeed, sexual misconduct such as this, which is both brazen and drunken, makes the conduct more serious as the level of threat is increased."

From BBC

Former Conservative MP Aaron Bell has been reprimanded by Parliament's standards watchdog for "brazen and drunken" sexual misconduct.

From BBC

Dodger Stadium and its grounds also have a long history of physical altercations, including fistfights between drunken fans, fan-on-fan attacks that left people with severe injuries, and beatings by security personnel.

From Los Angeles Times

The defence barrister in Ellie’s case suggested the whole thing was a drunken night out that she later regretted.

From BBC

Or, as many imagined it, "Rome rule," a brutal but incompetent dictatorship of drunken, brawling Irish Catholics under the personal direction of the pope.

From Salon

Related Words

• intoxicated