drunken C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdrʌŋkən/ UK /ˈdrʌŋkən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj intoxicated by or relating to alcohol His drunken stumbling alarmed the other guests at the party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · intoxicated by or relating... intoxicatedinebriateddrunktipsybesottedsloshed ↔ Opposites sobertemperate Word family Forms drunkenly Derived forms drunkenlydrunkenness Related forms drunkdrinkdrunkard Appears in Phrases (1) See all drunken revelry noisy and uncontrolled celebration involving heavy drinking Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men Etymology AI details From Old English 'druncen', the past participle of 'drincan' ('to drink'), used adjectivally. druncen Old English drincan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # drunken **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdrʌŋkən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdrʌŋkən/ ## Meanings 1. intoxicated by or relating to alcohol ## Examples - His drunken stumbling alarmed the other guests at the party. ## Synonyms - intoxicated - inebriated - drunk - tipsy - besotted - sloshed ## Antonyms - sober - temperate ## Derived Forms - drunkenly - drunkenness ## Related Forms - drunk - drink - drunkard ## Roots and Affixes - Root: druncen - Root: drincan ## Etymology From Old English 'druncen', the past participle of 'drincan' ('to drink'), used adjectivally. ## AI Etymology Drunken is from Old English 'druncen', the past participle of 'drincan' ('to drink'), used adjectivally. The ancestry passes through Old English druncen and Old English drincan. In present use as an adjective, it means "intoxicated by or relating to alcohol", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include drunk, drink, and drunkard; derived forms include drunkenly and drunkenness. Its contrast set includes sober and temperate, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown