Drunken has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
past participle of drink
"The heavy dose of alcohol quickly made him feel completely intoxicated and unsteady on his feet."
2
To make or become drunk or drunken; intoxicate
Adjective
1
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
"a bibulous fellow"
"a bibulous evening"
"his boozy drinking companions"
"thick boozy singing"
"a drunken binge"
"two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"
"sottish behavior"
2
Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
"After hours at the bar, he stumbled home looking completely drunken."
Example Sentences
"a bibulous fellow"
adjective
"a bibulous evening"
adjective
"his boozy drinking companions"
adjective
"thick boozy singing"
adjective
"a drunken binge"
adjective
"two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"
adjective
"sottish behavior"
adjective
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Origin
The word "drunken" comes from the Old English druncen, meaning "drunk." It is derived from the Proto-Germanic root for "to drink," which shares origins with similar words in Dutch, German, and Swedish.