Meaning & use
Drunkenly
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In a manner showing the effects of having drunk too much alcohol.
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He stumbled drunkenly down the hallway, bumping into the walls.
She sang drunkenly along to the jukebox at closing time.
A note on using this word
Formed from "drunken," an older adjective form of "drunk" that survives mainly in compound expressions like "drunken sailor."
Words with a similar meaning
tipsilyunsteadily
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Words with an opposite meaning
soberly
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