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drunken
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drunken
(adjective)
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drunken
/
ˈ
drʌŋkən/
adjective
drunken
/
ˈ
drʌŋkən/
adjective
Learner's definition of DRUNKEN
always used before a noun
1
:
drunk or often becoming drunk
The streets were filled with
drunken
revelers on New Year's Eve.
He lives in an apartment with his
drunken
mother.
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2
:
caused by drinking too much alcohol
He fell into a
drunken
stupor.
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3
:
involving people who are drunk
A
drunken
brawl broke out at the bar.
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— drunkenly
adverb
She staggered
drunkenly
to a chair.
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— drunkenness
/
ˈ
drʌŋkənnəs/
noun
[
noncount
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