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Nov 30, 2009
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drunk



Pronunciation: (drungk), [key]
—adj.
1. being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
2. overcome or dominated by a strong feeling or emotion: drunk with power; drunk with joy.
3. pertaining to or caused by intoxication or intoxicated persons.

—n.
1. an intoxicated person.
2. a spree; drinking party.

—v.
pp. and nonstandard pt. of drink.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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