drunk

1 of 3

past participle of drink

drunk

2 of 3

adjective

1
a
: having the faculties impaired by alcohol
b
: having a level of alcohol in the blood that exceeds a maximum prescribed by law
legally drunk
2
: dominated by an intense feeling
drunk with rage
3
: relating to, caused by, or characterized by intoxication : drunken
drunk driving

drunk

3 of 3

noun

1
: a period of drinking to intoxication or of being intoxicated
a 2-day drunk
2
: one who is drunk
especially : drunkard

Examples of drunk in a Sentence

Adjective I don't like being around drunk people. She was so drunk that she could barely walk. I was drunk and couldn't think straight. We got drunk on wine. Noun you can't trust anything that old drunk says after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
By the time Sebastián and Carlito found us there, Omar was pretty drunk. Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024 The not-so-much brother and sister have attended weddings and parties and have gotten so drunk that sometimes the police have to be called. Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 Director: Akshay Roy Cast: Anupam Kher Wild Wild Punjab Release Date: TBC Logline: A group of drunk boys decides to avenge a friend’s breakup by crashing his ex’s wedding and achieving closure. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024 He was accused of getting drunk, inciting a fight, drawing a weapon and attempting to kill Alexander. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 She was contacted outside her house and found to be drunk. BATTERY, PETTY THEFT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 9:14 a.m. in the 1800 block of South Bascom Avenue. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024 Shocking Doc Reveals Star's Struggles with Money Woes, Health Issues and Alcohol A month after the guardian was appointed, Williams was caught on camera passed out at a Louis Vuitton store, drunk. Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 And no employer would allow people to go to work drunk. Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 That's a bunch of hoodlums getting drunk in a bunk bed situation. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Noun
The pair drives around Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, with their victim’s dead body in the drunk after Zoe accidentally killed him. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024 Sure, there were the local drunks, the teenage hooligans who tortured stray cats, but even these wayward bees had a place in the hive. Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024 But as the little boy grows older, the dad becomes more of a drunk. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024 There is nothing in the police report to indicate that anyone asked the adult Olea about the booze that sent a drunk, wobbly and disheveled 18-year-old wandering down a dark road in the wee hours. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 MacFarlane wasn’t thinking of Grimes in the role of Matty, an angry and pretty racist drunk. Scott Grimes, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024 The defense closings tried to paint Jabbari as an unhinged drunk and insisted Majors was the victim. Vulture, 14 Dec. 2023 Santos, homosexual trickster and mean drunk, has apparently booked an interview with Ziwe, professional baiter. Vulture, 4 Dec. 2023 Often high on drugs or drunk, Carlson hurled curses and insults at them, her followers have said. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English drunke, alteration of drunken

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drunk was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

drunk

1 of 3

past participle of drink

drunk

2 of 3 adjective
1
: having consumed alcohol to the point that normal thinking or acting becomes difficult or impossible
2
: controlled by some feeling as if under the influence of alcohol
drunk with power
3
b
: occurring while drunk
drunk driving

drunk

3 of 3 noun
1
a
: a person who is drunk
b
2
: a period of drinking too much : spree

Medical Definition

drunk

1 of 3

past part of drink

drunk

2 of 3 adjective
1
: having the faculties impaired by alcohol
2
: of, relating to, or caused by intoxication : drunken
convicted of drunk drivingTime

drunk

3 of 3 noun
1
: a period of drinking to intoxication or of being intoxicated
2
: one who is drunk
especially : drunkard

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