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drunken
drunk·en D0402800 (drŭng′kən)adj.1. Delirious with or as if with strong drink; intoxicated.2. Habitually drunk.3. Of, involving, or occurring during intoxication: a drunken brawl. See Usage Note at drunk.4. Cooked with wine or another alcoholic beverage: drunken mushrooms. drunk′en·ly adv.drunk′en·ness n.drunken (ˈdrʌŋkən) adj1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol2. frequently or habitually drunk3. (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication: a drunken brawl. ˈdrunkenly adv ˈdrunkenness ndrunk•en (ˈdrʌŋ kən) adj. 1. intoxicated; drunk. 2. given to drunkenness. 3. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication: a drunken quarrel. [earlier form of drunk] drunk′en•ly, adv. drunk′en•ness, n. usage: See drunk. drunk drunkenDrunk is the past participle of the verb 'drink'. See drink1. 'drunk' used as an adjectiveDrunk is also an adjective. If someone is drunk, they have drunk too much alcohol and are not in complete control of their behaviour. The colonel was so drunk that he could barely get his words out.She was being driven home by an extremely drunk young man.When someone drinks too much alcohol and loses control of their behaviour, you say that they get drunk. He had decided that he was never going to get drunk again.We all got happily drunk.2. 'drunken'Drunken has the same meaning as 'drunk' but it is only used in front of a noun. You do not say that someone 'is drunken'. ...stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.Groups of drunken hooligans smashed windows and threw stones.You use drunken rather than 'drunk' to describe the behaviour of people who are drunk. ...a long drunken party.I descended into a deep drunken sleep.You also use drunken rather than 'drunk' to describe people who are often drunk. Where will she go? Back to her drunken husband in Canada?ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | drunken - 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"bibulous, boozy, sottishdrunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
drunkenadjective1. intoxicated, smashed (slang), drunk, flying (slang), bombed (slang), wasted (slang), hammered (slang), steaming (slang), wrecked (slang), out of it (slang), boozing (informal), blitzed (slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), lit up (slang), bladdered (slang), under the influence (informal), tippling, toping, red-nosed, legless (informal), paralytic (informal), steamboats (Scot. slang), off your face (slang), zonked (slang), bibulous, blotto (slang), inebriate, out to it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), sottish, rat-arsed (taboo slang), Brahms and Liszt (slang), bevvied (dialect), (gin-)sodden Drunken yobs smashed shop windows.2. boozy, dissipated (informal), riotous, debauched, dionysian, orgiastic, bacchanalian, bacchic, saturnalian A loud, drunken party was raging nearby.drunkenadjectiveStupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquor:besotted, crapulent, crapulous, drunk, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, sodden, tipsy.Informal: cockeyed, stewed.Slang: blind, bombed, boozed, boozy, crocked, high, lit (up), loaded, looped, pickled, pixilated, plastered, potted, sloshed, smashed, soused, stinking, stinko, stoned, tight, zonked.Idioms: drunk as a skunk, half-seas over, high as a kite, in one's cups, three sheets in the wind.Translationsdrunk (draŋk) verbsee drink. adjective overcome by having too much alcohol. A drunk man fell off the bus; drunk with success. 酒醉的 醉的 noun a drunk person, especially one who is often drunk. 酒醉的人(尤指酒鬼) 醉汉ˈdrunkard (-kəd) noun a person who is often drunk. I'm afraid he's turning into a drunkard. 酒鬼 酒鬼ˈdrunken adjective1. drunk. drunken soldiers. 酒醉的 醉的2. caused by being drunk. a drunken sleep. 酒醉引起的 酒醉引起的drunken ˈdriving noun (also drunk driving) driving under the influence of alcohol. 酒後開車 酒后开车ˈdrunkenness noun 酒醉 酒醉drunken
spend money like a drunken sailorTo spend money freely and frivolously. Because I've been spending money like a drunken sailor, I don't have enough to pay my rent this month.See also: drunken, like, money, sailor, spendlike a drunken sailorIn an unrestrained, feckless, and frivolous manner. Usually used in reference to spending money. He always starts spending money like a drunken sailor right after he gets paid, then struggles to cover his rent and bills toward the end of the month.See also: drunken, like, sailorheaven protects children, sailors, and drunken menA phrase used to explain how these vulnerable groups are able to avoid harm. Of course heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men—how do you think Billy's managed to avoid hurting himself when he rides his bike so recklessly?See also: and, drunken, heaven, men, protectHeaven protects children(, sailors,) and drunken men.Prov. Children(, sailors,) and drunk(ard)s often escape being injured in dangerous situations. (Often used to express amazement that a child, sailor, or drunk person has escaped injury.) Jill: Did you hear? A little girl fell out of a second-floor window in our apartment building. Jane: Was she killed? Jill: She wasn't even hurt. Jane: Heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men. Mike was so drunk he shouldn't even have been conscious, but he managed to drive home without hurting himself or anyone else; heaven protects children and drunkards.See also: and, children, drunken, heaven, men, protectlike a drunken sailorWith no restraint. A merchant seaman on shore leave with months' worth of pay in his pocket tended to make up for lost time in the drinking and “play-for-pay romance” departments. Fiscal restraint was out of the question. So did miners and cowboys when they too had a chance to go to town, but the image of a sailor prevailed. The sea shanty “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?” suggests the same idea of a jocular attitude toward an inebriated mariner.See also: drunken, like, sailorEncyclopediaSeeDrunkennessdrunken
Synonyms for drunkenadj intoxicatedSynonyms- intoxicated
- smashed
- drunk
- flying
- bombed
- wasted
- hammered
- steaming
- wrecked
- out of it
- boozing
- blitzed
- pissed
- lit up
- bladdered
- under the influence
- tippling
- toping
- red-nosed
- legless
- paralytic
- steamboats
- off your face
- zonked
- bibulous
- blotto
- inebriate
- out to it
- sottish
- rat-arsed
- Brahms and Liszt
- bevvied
- (gin-)sodden
adj boozySynonyms- boozy
- dissipated
- riotous
- debauched
- dionysian
- orgiastic
- bacchanalian
- bacchic
- saturnalian
Synonyms for drunkenadj stupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquorSynonyms- besotted
- crapulent
- crapulous
- drunk
- inebriate
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- sodden
- tipsy
- cockeyed
- stewed
- blind
- bombed
- boozed
- boozy
- crocked
- high
- lit
- loaded
- looped
- pickled
- pixilated
- plastered
- potted
- sloshed
- smashed
- soused
- stinking
- stinko
- stoned
- tight
- zonked
Synonyms for drunkenadj given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholSynonymsRelated Words- drunk
- inebriated
- intoxicated
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