drunk
n. countablen. a person who is often or currently very affected by drinking too much alcohol. You use this word to describe someone who has lost control of their actions because of drink.
n. a person who is intoxicated by alcohol or who habitually consumes alcohol to excess. Often carries a derogatory or informal tone depending on the social context.
The police helped the drunk get home safely.
The old man was a well-known local drunk who spent every afternoon sitting on the same park bench.
While the novel depicts him as a harmless drunk, the narrative eventually reveals the deep-seated trauma that fueled his dependency on the bottle.
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.
Commonly used as a noun to label a person, though it can also function as the past participle of 'drink'.
He has drank too much.He has drunk too much.Learners often confuse the past simple 'drank' with the past participle 'drunk' in present perfect constructions.
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appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober
To ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.
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cheap drunk
Someone who is easily intoxicated.
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expensive drunk
Someone who must drink a lot of alcohol in order to get intoxicated.