醺くん然ぜん

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

tipsy and cheerful; merry with drink

Literary or classical expression describing a pleasant, slightly drunk state. Often used in the form 醺然として or 醺然たる. Rare in everyday speech.

• 彼かれは酒さけに酔よって醺くん然ぜんとしていた。

  He was tipsy and cheerful from the sake.

• 醺くん然ぜんたる気き分ぶんで、彼かれは歌うたい始はじめた。

  In a merry drunken mood, he began to sing.