"how came you so" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more how came you so [comparative], most how came you so [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} how came you so (comparative more how came you so, superlative most how came you so)
  1. (slang, obsolete) Drunk. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-how_came_you_so-en-adj-z6fuMRDZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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