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drunken.

Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

  1. Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

  2. Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.

    derogatory

  3. Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.

    a drunken display of crude exuberance

  4. Saturated with liquid.

    obsolete

  5. Saturated with liquid. Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.

    obsolete
    drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice
Where this word comes from

From Middle English drunken, ydronken, idrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk; drunken”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), equivalent to drink + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dronken (“drunk; drunken”), Dutch dronken (“drunk; drunken”), German betrunken (“drunk; drunken”), Swedish drucken (“drunk; drunken”).

verb/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

  1. To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dronknen, drunkenen, drunknen, from Old English druncnian (“to drown; get drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanōną (“to get drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunk; intoxicated”). Cognate with Norwegian drukne, drukna, Icelandic drukna.

verb/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

  1. past participle of drink

    archaic · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English drunken, ydronken, idrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk; drunken”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), equivalent to drink + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dronken (“drunk; drunken”), Dutch dronken (“drunk; drunken”), German betrunken (“drunk; drunken”), Swedish drucken (“drunk; drunken”).

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