drunken

Everyday

1. Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol. tree →
2. Caused by or happening when people are drunk, like drunken shouting. tree →
3. (in names of things) Swaying or crooked as if drunk, as in «a drunken sailor». tree →
4. Drunken is an old-fashioned past form of «drink», as in «they had drunken their fill», meaning they had drunk all they wanted. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, history and news it describes behaviour caused by alcohol, often noisy or dangerous; in health lessons, it is linked with the dangers of alcohol; in songs, like the old sea song «What shall we do with the drunken sailor?»; phrases: «drunken behaviour», «drunken singing».

Examples

• Drunken shouting woke us up in the night. tree →
• The police stopped the drunken driver. tree →
• Sailors sang about a drunken sailor. tree →
• The story had a drunken pirate who fell asleep on the deck. tree →
• Drunken behaviour at football matches is not allowed. tree →
• The old fence leaned at a drunken angle. tree →
• But at last one day Isidore drank so much brandy that he fell into a drunken sleep. tree →

Note

Used before a noun: «a drunken man» (but «the man was drunk»). Safety: alcohol is not for children; a drunk person should never drive. Old past participle of drink is «drunk», not «drunken».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Noah's drunkenness is read as a warning about wine and a sad end to his story. The prophets also call people "drunken, but not with wine," meaning dazed by suffering, and Eli wrongly thought Hannah was drunken while she prayed, which is taught as a lesson about silent prayer. In the primary lessons: In stories, history and news it describes behaviour caused by alcohol, often noisy or dangerous; in health lessons, it is linked with the dangers of alcohol; in songs, like the old sea song «What shall we do with the drunken sailor?»; phrases: «drunken behaviour», «drunken singing».

Examples

• And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. (Torah GEN.9.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine; (Prophets ISA.51.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Eli said unto her: 'How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.' (Prophets 1SA.1.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. (Writings JOB.12.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Used before a noun: «a drunken man» (but «the man was drunk»). Safety: alcohol is not for children; a drunk person should never drive. Old past participle of drink is «drunk», not «drunken».