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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already pretty drunk" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has consumed a significant amount of alcohol prior to a certain point in time.
Example: "By the time we arrived at the party, he was already pretty drunk and struggling to stand."
Alternatives: "already quite intoxicated" or "already fairly inebriated".
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As you can tell, Abby is already pretty drunk.
Up to now, you've only spent £7 or £8 quid and you're already pretty drunk.
Up to now, you've only spent $10 or $12 and you're already pretty drunk.
Sure, the "free booze area" is open to literally everyone, but you're already pretty drunk and would never have found it if he hadn't showed you the way.
Sure, the "free booze area" is open to literally everyone, but you're already pretty drunk and would never have found it if he hadn't shown you the way.
My older brother arrived a couple hours before we ate; he was already pretty drunk and he kept at it, drinking wine, beer, and whatever he could find.
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I was also thinking, indulgently, that we were pretty drunk already and that it was time to go home.
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(I was pretty drunk).
"They were both pretty drunk".
"I was pretty drunk and so was he.
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