drunkendrunk‧en /ˈdrʌŋkən/ adjective [only before noun] 
He was a drunken bully. She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk.2drunken party/orgy/brawl etc a party etc where people are drunk: Tom got into a drunken brawl (=fight) in a bar.—drunkenly adverb—drunkenness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A drunken teenager was arrested for vandalism.
- A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.
- He hit her in a drunken rage.
- Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.
- The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.
- The two met at a drunken party in college.
- We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
- Did you know he'd been convicted of drunken driving?
- Ham dishonours his drunken father, and Noah curses him through his descendants.
- His drunken night, and morning.
- I thought you might be a Windmill girl ... come to blackmail me about some drunken indiscretion of mine.
- Just routine, Peter, but we don't want that drunken fool getting into mischief.
- The sister stood back, and the groom, followed by his drunken friends and hangers-on, pushed on into the courtyard.
- The son of a drunken soldier lived for six years with his grandmother in one room.
- There was a new intensity to his drinking and his drunken anger.
THESAURUS
[not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: · Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.· I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting.· drunk driving· The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.
[not before noun] slightly drunk: · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.
[not usually before noun] British English informal not polite drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: · Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.
[not before noun] formal drunk: · He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
[not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: · Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless.· They became totally paralytic and abusive.
[only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: · A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door.· We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk).
Longman Language Activatoran occasion when people get drunk British informal a party or other occasion where people drink a lot of alcohol: · We usually get together with our friends for a booze-up at Christmas.
: drunken party/night/orgy etc where people drink a lot of alcohol: · The two met at a drunken party in college.
especially British, informal a boozy occasion is one on which people drink a lot of alcohol: · She's going for a boozy night out with her friends.
drunk someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.· Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.get drunk (=become drunk): · I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
British spoken drunk - many people consider this to be an impolite word: · Every time she goes to a party she gets pissed.· Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick: · I'd better take Tanya home - she's had too much to drink.· He usually has one too many and starts making a fool of himself.
written a drunken person is drunk and their drunken behaviour shows that they are drunk: · A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.· The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.drunken brawl (=a fight between people who are drunk): · Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk): · We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
formal drunk - use this especially in legal, official, and medical contexts: · Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.· Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
use this about someone who you know has been drinking alcohol because they are behaving as if they were drunk or because you can smell alcohol on their breath: · Have you guys been drinking all day?· She answered the door in her bathrobe and I could tell she'd been drinking.
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nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the drunken orgies of their youth We found him lying at the bottom of the stairs in a drunken stupor.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk. (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.
the drunken orgies of their youth· He smashed up his former girlfriend's car in a drunken rage.
We found him lying at the bottom of the stairs in a drunken stupor.· Accepting lifts with drunken pilots is more dangerous than with drunken drivers.· William Bird's wife Jean had been killed five years before in an horrific road accident involving a drunken driver.· With cocaine we all have a choice denied us by a drunken driver.· Last year's advert showed the humiliation of arrest through the eyes of a drunken driver.· He flew into an anti-aircraft shell with the precise catastrophe of a drunken driver speeding into a wall.· Read in studio A woman widowed by a drunken driver has collected a fifty thousand signature petition demanding tougher sentences for offenders.
· Did you know he'd been convicted of drunken driving?· Bad cheque passing has risen by 87 percent and drunken driving by 205 percent.· These include drunken driving, underage drinking and research into alcohol related problems.· This might be justified as a means of signalling the connection between drunken driving and fatal accidents.· For example, in the United States the Century Council targets drunken driving and underage drinking.· Could be drunken driving, manslaughter, who knows?
· They also do a superb rendition of Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet sung by a drunken man.· He'd seen 3 drunken men on this bridge in Swindon.· One night a drunken man had staggered after her the length of Rosamunde Street.· Shoplift charge: Stockton police yesterday arrested a drunken man in Nelson Terrace and charged him with shoplifting.
· One youth told of emerging from a drunken stupor to find himself in bed with the boy next door.· It was definitely not a night to let a friend wander around in a drunken stupor searching for his car.· At last a lone figure staggered out, singing raucously as he swaggered in a drunken stupor.· May as well go to bed in a drunken stupor after dinner, same as the rest of them.· I dismissed him as quickly as I could and later found that he had gone to drink himself into a drunken stupor.· At last I fell back on to my stool and into the blackness of a drunken stupor.· The monster fell asleep in a drunken stupor and Susa-no-wo then cut it to pieces and settled down with the maiden.· They left him slumped in a drunken stupor against the church wall.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
WORD FAMILYnoundrinkdrinkerdrinkingdrunkdrunkennessadjectivedrunkdrunkenverbdrinkadverbdrunkenly
1drunk or showing that you are drunk: He was a drunken bully. She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk.2drunken party/orgy/brawl etc a party etc where people are drunk: Tom got into a drunken brawl (=fight) in a bar.—drunkenly adverb—drunkenness noun [uncountable]