drunken

drunk·en

adjective \ˈdrəŋ-kən\

Definition of DRUNKEN

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

Examples of DRUNKEN

1. The streets were filled with drunken revelers on New Year's Eve.
2. He lives in an apartment with his drunken mother.
3. He fell into a drunken stupor.
4. A drunken brawl broke out at the bar.

Origin of DRUNKEN

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DRUNKEN

Synonyms

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms

sober, straight

Related Words

maudlin; beery; befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey (also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute; alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal

Near Antonyms

abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal; clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden

Rhymes with DRUNKEN

pumpkin, sunken

drunk·en

adjective \ˈdrəŋ-kən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DRUNKEN

1

: drunk 1 <a drunken driver>

2

a : given to habitual excessive use of alcohol b : of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication <drunken parties> c : resulting from or as if from intoxication <a drunken stupor>

—drunk·en·ly adverb

—drunk·en·ness \-kən-nəs\ (audio pronunciation) noun