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>2obsolete : saturated with liquid3 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