adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdɹʌŋkən/
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rhymes with -ʌŋkən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a drunken display of crude exuberance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Saturated with liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Saturated with liquid.
Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
drunken noodles; drunken duck; drunken fried rice
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
past participle of drink
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Qualifier: still occasionally in juxtaposition with eaten
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bibulous fellow
a bibulous evening
his boozy drinking companions
thick boozy singing
a drunken binge
two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
sottish behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bibulous, boozy, sottish
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
From Middle English dronknen, drunkenen, drunknen, from Old English druncnian (“to drown; get drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanōną (“to get drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz (“drunk; intoxicated”). Cognate with Norwegian drukne, drukna, Icelandic drukna.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
иҫерек
(iśerek)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Bulgarian:
пиян
(pijan)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Cherokee:
ᎤᏴᏍᏕᏓ
(uyvsdeda)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Czech:
opilý
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Danish:
beruset
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Danish:
fuld
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Dutch:
dronken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Dutch:
zat
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Dutch:
beschonken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Esperanto:
ebria
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Finnish:
humalainen
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Finnish:
juopunut
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
French:
ivre
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
French:
saoul
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Friulian:
bevût
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Georgian:
მთვრალი
(mtvrali)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Georgian:
დამთვრალი
(damtvrali)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Georgian:
ნასვამი
(nasvami)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
German:
betrunken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
German:
trunken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Gothic:
𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃
(drugkans)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Ancient Greek:
μέθυσος
(méthusos)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Hindi:
मदिर
(madir)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Hungarian:
részeg
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Hungarian:
ittas
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Indonesian:
mabuk
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Irish:
meisciúil
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Italian:
ubriaco
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Italian:
ebbro
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Japanese:
酔っ払い
(yopparai)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Japanese:
酔っ払う
(yopparau)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Japanese:
酔い
(yoi)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Japanese:
酔う
(you)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Latin:
ēbrius
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Latin:
tēmulentus
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Low German:
bedrunken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Macedonian:
пијан
(pijan)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Manx:
meshtoil
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Māori:
haurangi
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Māori:
porohaurangi
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Persian:
سرخوش
(sarxoš)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Plautdietsch:
bedrunken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Portuguese:
bêbado
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Romanian:
beat
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Romanian:
băut
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Romanian:
îmbătat
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Russian:
пья́ный
(pʹjányj)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Sanskrit:
मत्त
(matta)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Sanskrit:
प्रमत्त
(pramatta)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Spanish:
borracho
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Spanish:
ebrio
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Spanish:
escabio
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Spanish:
escabiado
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Swedish:
drucken
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Swedish:
full
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Turkish:
sarhoş
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Turkish:
esrik
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Turkish:
içkili
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Turkish:
küplü
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Ottoman Turkish:
سرخوش
(sarhoş)
— In the state of alcoholic intoxication
Bulgarian:
пиянски
(pijanski)
— given to habitual excessive use of alcohol
Finnish:
juopotteleva
— given to habitual excessive use of alcohol
Spanish:
escabiador
— given to habitual excessive use of alcohol
Bulgarian:
пиянски
(pijanski)
— characterized by or resulting from drunkenness
Finnish:
humalainen
— characterized by or resulting from drunkenness
Spanish:
escabio
— characterized by or resulting from drunkenness
Spanish:
emborrachar
— (ambitransitive) To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.
Spanish:
embeodar
— (ambitransitive) To make or become drunk or drunken; to intoxicate.