English Explanatory Dictionary

drunken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of drink
adj
  1. Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
  2. Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
  3. Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
  4. Saturated with liquid
  5. Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.
verb
  1. To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌŋkən/ en-us-drunken.ogg

Word forms

drunken more drunken most drunken drunkens drunkening drunkened

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

drunk

Derived words

drelfie drunken boxing drunken chicken drunkendom drunken driving Drunken Knight Opening drunkenly drunkenness drunken noodles drunkenship drunken shrimp drunkensome drunken trees drunken words are sober thoughts nondrunken overdrunken undrunken
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