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drunkenly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a drunken manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

showing effects of much strong drink

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He sang drunkenly

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English drunken Middle English -ly English -ly English drunkenly From drunken + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ebrie — in a drunken manner
  • Georgian: ბარბაცით (barbacit) — in a drunken manner
  • Hungarian: ittasan — in a drunken manner
  • Ido: ebrie — in a drunken manner
  • Norman: ivrément — in a drunken manner
  • Polish: pijacko — in a drunken manner
  • Ukrainian: п'я́но (pʺjáno) — in a drunken manner