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Intoxicated vs Drunken - What's the difference?

intoxicated | drunken |

As adjectives the difference between intoxicated and drunken

is that intoxicated is stupefied by alcohol, drunk while drunken is drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

As verbs the difference between intoxicated and drunken

is that intoxicated is (intoxicate) while drunken is .

intoxicated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.
  • Stupefied by any chemical substance.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (intoxicate)

    • 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)
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