Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

half-drunk

adjective

/hæf drʌŋk/

Definition

Partially intoxicated; not fully sober, but also not completely inebriated.

Examples

He was half-drunk after just a couple of beers at the party.
She felt half-drunk as she stumbled through the conversation, trying to remember the details.

Meaning

Half-drunk refers to a state of being where a person has consumed enough alcohol to feel some effects, but is not fully impaired or excessively intoxicated.