drunken

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I have heard none of those drunken, -- nay, drunken is a coarse word, -- none of those _vinous_ flights. '

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  1. adjective Delirious with or as if with strong drink; intoxicated.
  2. adjective Habitually drunk.
  3. adjective Of, involving, or occurring during intoxication: a drunken brawl. See Usage Note at drunk.
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  • I have heard none of those drunken,—nay, drunken is a coarse word,—none of those vinous flights.' —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 3
  • The 20-year-old Hamilton boldly harangued the drunken, anarchic crowd about how they were about to "disgrace and injure the glorious cause of liberty" - just long enough for their target to flee out the back and take ship for England. —  City Journal
  • But for fans of drunken (or non-drunken) karaoke singing, there rattling is null else. —  Planet Malaysia
  • The winner that year was James Coburn for his turn as Nick Nolte's drunken, abusive father in —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Publicans who turn away drunken, abusive or violent customers pass on the information to other licensees who in turn telephone other businesses. —  icLanarkshire
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  1. The older form of drunk, now used chiefly as an attributive, the predicative use, as in senses 1 and 4, being archaic or technical.
 

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