1
: drunk sense 1
a drunken driver
2
obsolete
: saturated with liquid
3
a
: given to habitual excessive use of alcohol
b
: of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication
they come from … broken homes, drunken homes—
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c
: resulting from or as if from intoxication
a drunken brawl
4
: unsteady or lurching as if from alcoholic intoxication
drunkenly
adverb
Examples of drunken in a Sentence
The streets were filled with drunken revelers on New Year's Eve.
He lives in an apartment with his drunken mother.
He fell into a drunken stupor.
A drunken brawl broke out at the bar.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
She was arrested on charges including drunken driving and hit-and-run, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The career fallout came after an allegedly violent July 23, 2022 assault in Sardinia by a seemingly drunken King that Suarez feared could have escalated to rape.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The drunken woman reportedly shoved a woman as well as Mabius -- who is accused of knocking both of the women down.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Drunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunken. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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drunken
adjective
drunk·en
ˈdrəŋ-kən 
1
b
: having a habit of drinking too much alcohol
2
a
: resulting from being drunk
a drunken brawl
drunkenly
adverb
Medical Definition
drunken
adjective
drunk·en
ˈdrəŋ-kən
1
: drunk sense 1
a drunken driver
2
a
: given to habitual excessive use of alcohol
b
: of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication
drunken parties
c
: resulting from or as if from intoxication
a drunken stupor
drunkenly
adverb
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