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drunk definition

drunk (druŋk)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic drink

Etymology: ME dronke < dronken, drunken

adjective

  1. overcome by alcoholic liquor to the point of losing control over one's faculties; intoxicated
  2. overcome by any powerful emotion drunk with joy
  3. Informal drunken (sense )

noun

  1. Informal a drunken person
  2. Slang a drinking spree

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