adj 1  :  DRUNK 1 <a driver>   2 a  :  given to habitual excessive use of alcohol  b  :  of, relating to, or characterized by intoxication <they come from . . . broken homes, homes -P. B. Gilliam>   c  :  resulting from or as if from intoxication <a brawl>  drunk*en*ly adv drunk*en*ness n 
 
 
 
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