Home › Words › D › drunkerydrunkerydrunkery means drunkenness.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, drunkery ranks #35,176 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom drunk + -ery.nounDrunkenness.e.g.“The State having the right to destroy the drunkery, the question for you, citizens of Iowa, to determine is would such action be right and just?” — quoted in 1887, John Bird Finch, The People Versus the Liquor Traffic (page 111)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.drunkardry 85% match — The quality of being a drunkard. vs drunkery →drunkardness 81% match — The quality of being a drunkard. vs drunkery →drunkardliness 81% match — The quality of being drunkardly. vs drunkery →drunkness 81% match — Drunkenness vs drunkery →drunkedness 78% match — The state of being drunk; drunkenness. vs drunkery →drunkardly 77% match — In the manner of a drunkard. vs drunkery →drunkenness 76% match — A state of being drunk. vs drunkery →sottery 74% match — Drunkenness. vs drunkery →