Definition of DRUNKEN

drunken

Adjective Satellite

  • given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
    • "a drunken binge"
    • "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"

Verb

  • past participle of drink
  • To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.

Adj

  • Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
  • Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
  • Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
  • Saturated with liquid
  • Saturated with liquid
  • Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.

Adjective

  • Intoxicated by alcohol; also, caused by or characterized by drunkenness.

Examples

  • a drunken display of crude exuberance
  • drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice
  • His DRUNKEN word choices often resulted in hilarious, albeit low-scoring, Scrabble plays.

Origin / 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

bibulous, boozy, sottish, drunk

Scrabble Score: 12

drunken: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
drunken: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
drunken: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

drunken: valid Words With Friends Word