Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
punch-drunk
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But how did that punch-drunk amateur do it?
▪ I just stood there like a punch-drunk boxer, taking the punishment she was handing out.
▪ Indeed, standing in his vest, his eyes closed, he was swaying like a punch-drunk boxer.
▪ It has made teachers and parents punch-drunk and over-burdened.
▪ Lewis's win provided more than cosmetic surgery to the battered, punch-drunk features of heavyweight boxing.
▪ They led Halifax 8-4 at half-time only to collapse, punch-drunk, to a 72-20 defeat.
Wiktionary
punch-drunk
a. (alternative spelling of punch drunk English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "punch-drunk".
The Flying Carpet was wallowing like a punch-drunk boxer trying to find a neutral corner.
Maybe she was punch-drunk with fatigue or riding a sugar high from all the soft drinks he had poured down her.