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pickled

[ pik-uhld ]

adjective

  1. preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.
  2. Slang. drunk; intoxicated.
  3. (of wood) given an antique appearance by applying and partly removing paint or by bleaching.


pickled

/ ˈpɪkəld /

adjective

  1. preserved in a pickling liquid
  2. informal.
    intoxicated; drunk


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Other Words From

  • un·pickled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pickled1

First recorded in 1545–55; pickle 1 + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

From ceviche marinade to pickled sheep eyeballs to ground rhino horns, here are the craziest hangover cures from around the globe.

It features a pickled herring wrapped around pickled cucumbers and onions, and sometimes includes a beer.

Mongolians bravely swallow a glass of pickled sheep eyeballs mixed into tomato juice to chase away their morning-after blues.

Some garlic sauce, fresh and pickled veggies and maybe even some hots.

Pickled ramps are possibly the best-known preparation and are best served with roasted meats, fish, or pasta.

Wonder if he's any relation to the man who pricked his fingers picking pickled peppers!

The tea was delicious in its first delicate infusion; the pickled plums most stimulating to a morning appetite.

Mata brought in to them, immediately, hot tea and a small dish of pickled plums.

The Captain gave each of us two barrels of pickled oysters put up for the Queen mother.

After repeated efforts to dissect it we agreed with Tom, and found it not more edible than a pickled football.

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