drunkennesse
drunkennesse is the obsolete spelling of drunkenness.
Meaning of drunkenness
Noun
drunkenness (usually uncountable, plural drunkennesses)
- A state of being drunk.
- But presently the fumes of the wine rising to his head, he became helplessly drunk and his side-muscles and limbs relaxed and he swayed to and fro on my back. When I saw that he had lost his senses for drunkenness, I put my head to his legs and, loosing them from my neck, stooped down well-nigh to...1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
- Synonyms:
- alecy, brick in one's hat, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, staggers and jags
Forms of drunkennesse
| plural | drunkennesses |
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Questions about drunkennesse
- What is drunkennesse the obsolete spelling of?
- Drunkennesse is the obsolete spelling of drunkenness.
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