drunk - drunken

drunk - drunken
Drunk is the past participle of the verb `drink'. See entry at ↑ drink.
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'drunk' used as an adjective
Drunk is also an adjective. If someone is drunk, they have drunk too much alcohol and are not in complete control of their behaviour.

The colonel was so drunk that he could barely get his words out.

She was being driven home by an extremely drunk young man.

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When someone drinks too much alcohol and loses control of their behaviour, you say that they get drunk.

He had decided that he was never going to get drunk again.

We all got happily drunk.

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'drunken'
Drunken has the same meaning as `drunk' but it is only used in front of a noun. You do not say that someone `is drunken'.

...stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.

At about noon a mob of drunken Irish attacked the frigate.

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You use drunken rather than `drunk' to describe the behaviour of people who are drunk.

...a long drunken party.

I descended into a deep drunken sleep.

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You also use drunken rather than `drunk' to describe people who are often drunk.

Where will she go? Back to her drunken husband in Canada?

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