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drunken

Meaning of “drunken”

Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences31 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:21

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Genesis 9:21
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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1611 witness · Genesis 9:21 · retained source text

And he dranke of the wine, and was drunken, and hee was vncouered within his tent.

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Drunkn. [participle of drink, but now used chiefly as an adjective, and often contracted to drunk.] 1. Intoxicated; inebriated with strong liquor. 2. Given to drunkenness; as a drunken butler. 3. Saturated with liquor or moisture; drenched. Let the earth be drunken with our blood. 4. Proceeding from intoxication; done in a state of drunkenness; as a drunken quarrel. A drunken slaughter.

volume 1, leaf 639, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 170)

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