drunkenly
drunkenly adverb: in a drunken manner.
Adverb
drunkenly (comparative more drunkenly, superlative most drunkenly)
- In a drunken manner.
- O, spare me not, my brother Edward's son,
For that I was his father Edward's son;
That blood already, like the pelican,
Hast thou tapp'd out and drunkenly caroused:1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to... - […] there, tipping drunkenly over the top of dense growth, were the totem poles of Gittex.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 9, in Klee Wyck
- Synonyms:
- bibulously, intoxicatedly, leglessly, winefully
- O, spare me not, my brother Edward's son,
Synonyms of drunkenly
Forms of drunkenly
| comparative | more drunkenly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most drunkenly |
Origin of drunkenly
From drunken + -ly.
Questions about drunkenly
- What does drunkenly mean?
- Drunkenly means in a drunken manner.
- What part of speech is drunkenly?
- Drunkenly is an adverb.
Words near drunkenly in the dictionary
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