26984 words

drunken

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
A drunken person is (often) under the influence of alcohol:

Examples:

She decided to divorce her drunken and violent husband.
The square filled up with drunken baseball fans.
2
used to describe a situation in which a lot of alcohol has been drunk:

Examples:

drunken brawl Police broke up a drunken brawl outside the pub.
in a drunken stupor He was found in a drunken stupor (= very drunk and asleep).
3
under the influence of alcohol, or a situation in which a lot of alcohol has been drunk

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