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DRUNKENLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drunkenly mean?
• DRUNKENLY (adverb)
The adverb DRUNKENLY has 1 sense:
1. showing effects of much strong drink
Familiarity information: DRUNKENLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing effects of much strong drink
Context example:
He sang drunkenly
Pertainym:
drunken (given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol)
Context examples
The deserted boat was in the trough of the sea, rolling drunkenly across each comber, its loose spritsail out at right angles to it and fluttering and flapping in the wind.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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