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drunk

/dɹʌŋk/ noun

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In Latin: ēbrius, pōtus, ūvidus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drunk at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A chronic drinker.
  2. Someone who is intoxicated.

adjective

  1. Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).
    a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
  2. As if under the influence of alcohol.
    felt intoxicated by her success

Origin

From Middle English drunke, drunken, ydrunke, ydrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz, *gadrunkanaz (“drunk; drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian dronken, West Frisian dronken, Dutch dronken, gedronken, German Low German drunken, bedrunken, German trunken, getrunken, betrunken, Swedish drucken, Icelandic drukkinn.

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