Main Entry: drunk·en

Pronunciation: \ˈdrəŋ-kən\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English druncen, from past participle of drincan to drink

Date: before 12th century

1 : drunk 1 <a drunken driver>
2 obsolete : saturated with liquid
3 a : given to habitual excessive use of alcohol b : of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication <they come from…broken homes, drunken homes — P. B. Gilliam> c : resulting from or as if from intoxication <a drunken brawl>
4 : unsteady or lurching as if from alcoholic intoxication

— drunk·en·ly adverb

— drunk·en·ness \-kən-nəs\ noun