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Drunken vs Drunklike - What's the difference?

drunken | drunklike |

As adjectives the difference between drunken and drunklike

is that drunken is drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage while drunklike is resembling or characteristic of a drunken state.

As a verb drunken

is .

drunken

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
  • * "What'll we do with the drunken sailor, ..."
    • drunken''' noodles; '''drunken''' duck; '''drunken fried rice

    Synonyms

    * drunk; see also

    Derived terms

    * drunken noodles

    Verb

    (head)
    • English adjectives ending in -en ----

    drunklike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a drunken state.
  • * 1995 , Wayne A. Payne, Dale B. Hahn, Understanding Your Health
    • This drug classification includes a variety of volatile (quickly evaporating) compounds that generally produce unpredictable, drunklike effects...

    Synonyms

    * intoxicatedlike