1
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
the drunken revelers made sure to take taxis home instead of trying to drive
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as in intemperate
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
drunken ne'er-do-wells who had been pressed into service in the British navy
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Recent Examples of drunken
Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Massachusetts woman struck O’Keefe with her car in a fit of drunken rage and left him to die outside the home of another Boston cop during a massive snowstorm in January 2022.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The drunken pushing, kicking and pummeling could last for hours, even days, and had no time limit.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Though a public advocate of Prohibition, Griffith shot his wife in the eye in a drunken rage.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The drunken pushing, kicking and pummeling could last for hours, even days, and had no time limit.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Though a public advocate of Prohibition, Griffith shot his wife in the eye in a drunken rage.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunken
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The victims of drunk and/or drug driving are not the only people impacted.—
Duane O. King,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2025
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And rather than exact revenge on a jock bully, nerdy William gets drunk, sheds his dorky image, and becomes a party god.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
10 June 2025
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Blaming heated and even intemperate words for the violent actions of madmen invites censorship and deflects responsibility from those who actually commit violent acts.—
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20 July 2024
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The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.—
Tyler Pager,
Washington Post,
14 July 2024
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But my favorite controversy came in the 1985 series, when the Flyers’ radical idea of letting their goalies have a water bottle on top of the net resulted in Glen Sather threatening to pull the Oilers off the ice while demanding to know whether buckets of fried chicken were next.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Much of Lucky Bird’s clientele are office workers who place orders for fried chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings and sides like cheddar jalapeño biscuits.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Drunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunken. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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