ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stewed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /stuːd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stewed is an adjective meaning Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew).

Meaning

Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew).

More Meanings

  1. Of tea: bitter from having been steeped too long.
  2. simple past and past participle of stew
  3. (slang) Drunk.

Example Sentences

Ed Wimperis—big, fleshy, well tailored, stewed—talked television, clamping Joanna's arm and explaining in slow careful words why cassettes were going to change everything.

Synonyms for stewed

Depending on context, synonyms include adrip, arseholed, bedrunken, befuddled, besotted, besotten.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include poached, boiled, cooked, potted, lit, fretted.

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