"stumble-drunk" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stumble-drunk [comparative], most stumble-drunk [superlative]
Etymology: From stumble + drunk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stumble|drunk}} stumble + drunk Head templates: {{en-adj}} stumble-drunk (comparative more stumble-drunk, superlative most stumble-drunk)
  1. So drunk that one is clumsy and stumbling.
    Sense id: en-stumble-drunk-en-adj-N-k1MsnC

Noun

Forms: stumble-drunks [plural]
Etymology: From stumble + drunk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stumble|drunk}} stumble + drunk Head templates: {{en-noun}} stumble-drunk (plural stumble-drunks)
  1. One who is currently or habitually stumble-drunk.
    Sense id: en-stumble-drunk-en-noun-tMGrMcq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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