Drunken
['drʌŋk(ə)n] or ['drʌŋkən]
Definition
(-) of Drink
(v. i.) Overcome by strong drink; intoxicated by, or as by, spirituous liquor; inebriated.
(v. i.) Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched.
(v. i.) Pertaining to, or proceeding from, intoxication.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Intoxicated, drunk.[2]. Sottish, given to intoxication.
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Examples
- He walked into the dining-room as we sat after dinner, and announced his intention in the thick voice of a half-drunken man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And he got merry and drunken. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Claypole, without making any further change in his position than suffering his legs to reach the ground, gazed at the beadle in drunken terror. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He went on to Persepolis, where, as the climax of a drunken carouse, he burnt down the great palace of the king of kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I have been working on the problem of the retreat, Pablo said and Robert Jordan looked at his drunken pig eyes and at the wine bowl. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You said nothing so well, Sir Knight, I will be sworn, when you held drunken vespers with the bluff Hermit. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He's drunk; he's a drunken plebeian. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The next Legree heard of his mother was, when, one night, as he was carousing among drunken companions, a letter was put into his hand. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- One never sees a drunken man among them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I'm afraid he was but a drunken fellow, though there is no doubt he came to his death by violence at last. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Here was this Philip who was a very great and noble man, and yet he was drunken, he could keep no order in his household. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His head was dizzy, and he staggered to and fro like a drunken man. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It serves him right for having a drunken coachman. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- At last, as good luck would have it, two drunken men observed us among the trees as they passed the house. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I'm going to take Tom up to mother for a peace-offering, to make up for that drunken fellow that upset the carriage. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The maids complained of his drunken habits and his vile language. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Raggles, said Becky in a passion of vexation, you will not surely let me be insulted by that drunken man? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Further, I said, has not a drunken man also the spirit of a tyrant? Plato. The Republic.
- On the drunken occasion in question (one of a large number, as you know), I was insufferable about liking you, and not liking you. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There never was such another drunken madman in that line of business, I hope. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She recognized the drunken brute that he was, and would have nothing to do with him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He's a charaty-boy now, Cooky, said Mr. Trotter, with a drunken ha! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Come over to my place'--he urged as one urges a drunken man. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The drunken patriot had them in his cap, and produced them. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Make men and women only sufficiently jealous or fearful or drunken or angry, and the hot red eyes of the cavemen will glare out at us to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The people were farmers and hunters and somewhat drunken in their habits, but ready for discipline and good fighting stuff. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Silenus, by his drunken gestures, and difficulty in keeping his seat, evoked roars of laughter, and was quite the hero of the hour. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The drunken man looked up at him and grinned. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- On the contrary, I affirm that there is no country in the world in which the poor are more idle, dissolute, drunken, and insolent. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This drunken hound, that he should dare to raise his hand to her, whose boots he was not worthy to lick! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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