/ivʁ/
Translation
drunk, intoxicated
Word origin
From Latin ebrius ('drunk'). The same adjective, with a negative prefix, gives English 'sober' its opposite number in 'inebriated'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ebrius
- English cognates
- inebriated
Grammar
Examples
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He came home drunk at three in the morning.
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She was completely drunk last night.
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Two drunken men were shouting in the street.
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You must not drive drunk.
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Drunk with joy, she threw her arms round her father.
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