In the manner of someone who is drunk; stumbling, slurring words, or acting recklessly due to alcohol intoxication.
From 'drunken' (past participle of archaic 'drink' in Middle English) plus '-ly' adverbial suffix. The form 'drunken' originally meant drunk but became archaic for the state, leaving 'drunk' for the adjective and 'drunkenly' for the adverb.
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