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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
drunk•en /ˈdrʌŋkən/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. intoxicated;
    drunk:the drunken man's inability to walk a straight line.
  2. often or frequently drunk.
  3. relating to, caused by, or showing the effects of intoxication:a drunken quarrel.
drunk•en•ly, adv. 
drunk•en•ness, n. [uncountable]
    Compare the adjectives drunk and drunken. Both can be used with nouns that refer to persons:The man is drunk.A drunken customer.Drunken is used with nouns that do not refer to persons:a drunken party, a drunken quarrel.Only drunk can be used after the verb be, as in:He is really drunk;
     we would not say: He is really drunken.    Usually, drunk is not used before a noun, unless the noun is driver, driving:a drunk driver;
     we would not say: a drunk girl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drunk•en  (drung′kən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. intoxicated;
    drunk.
  2. given to drunkenness.
  3. pertaining to, caused by, or marked by intoxication:a drunken quarrel.
  • variant of drunk adjective, adjectival and past participle
drunk′en•ly, adv. 
drunk′en•ness, n. 
    1. . inebriated, tipsy, fuddled, besotted.
    1. . sober.
    See drunk. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ adj
  1. intoxicated with or as if with alcohol
  2. frequently or habitually drunk
  3. (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication: a drunken brawl
ˈdrunkenly adv ˈdrunkenness n
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