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drunken

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌŋkən/

The English word “drunken” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.

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”).

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