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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drunk•en /ˈdrʌŋkən/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- intoxicated;
drunk:the drunken man's inability to walk a straight line. - often or frequently drunk.
- relating to, caused by, or showing the effects of intoxication:a drunken quarrel.
drunk•en•ly, adv. drunk•en•ness, n. [uncountable] Compare the adjectives drunk and drunken. Both can be used with nouns that refer to persons:The man is drunk.A drunken customer.Drunken is used with nouns that do not refer to persons:a drunken party, a drunken quarrel.Only drunk can be used after the verb be, as in:He is really drunk;
we would not say: He is really drunken.Usually, drunk is not used before a noun, unless the noun is driver, driving:a drunk driver;
we would not say: a drunk girl. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drunk•en (drung′kən),USA pronunciation adj. - intoxicated;
drunk. - given to drunkenness.
- pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication:a drunken quarrel.
- variant of drunk adjective, adjectival and past participle
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . inebriated, tipsy, fuddled, besotted.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . sober.
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