1
a
: having the faculties impaired by alcohol
b
: having a level of alcohol in the blood that exceeds a maximum prescribed by law
legally drunk
2
: dominated by an intense feeling
drunk with rage
3
: relating to, caused by, or characterized by intoxication : drunken
drunk driving
1
: a period of drinking to intoxication or of being intoxicated
a 2-day drunk
2
: one who is drunk
especially
: drunkard
Examples of drunk in a Sentence
Adjective
I don't like being around drunk people.
She was so drunk that she could barely walk.
I was drunk and couldn't think straight.
We got drunk on wine.
Noun
you can't trust anything that old drunk says
after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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drunk
1 of 3past participle of drink
drunk
2 of 3 adjective1
: having consumed alcohol to the point that normal thinking or acting becomes difficult or impossible
2
: controlled by some feeling as if under the influence of alcohol
drunk with power
3
a
b
: occurring while drunk
drunk driving
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