Antonyms for drunkards
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : druhng-kerd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrʌŋ kərd |
Definition of drunkards
Origin :- 1520s, droncarde, but probably older (attested from late 13c. as a surname, Druncard), from Middle English dronken, participial adjective from drunk (q.v.), + -ard.
- noun person who is inebriated
- noun one who drinks too much
- He's got a drunken father,—one of the meanest kind of drunkards.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- All the shop laughed, even Madame Putois, who did not like drunkards.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Drunkards were already installed in the wineshops, squabbling and gesticulating.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- They slept rudely, all their faces beaming with the fine innocence of drunkards.
- Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola
- The former were frequently in use for the correction of drunkards.
- Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
- He associates with gamblers and drunkards, and soon becomes both.
- Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various
- They were not drunkards, but the cache had given them hopes of drinks.
- Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- From keeping company with drunkards, she had grown to be a drunkard herself.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- Every night the child was awakened by the quarrels of the drunkards.
- Extract from : « Thais » by Anatole France
- Nowhere does it seem to have gotten a hold on them, and there are no drunkards.
- Extract from : « Negritos of Zambales » by William Allan Reed
Synonyms for drunkards
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