adjective
stewed
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adjective
1
Cooked slowly in liquid.
"We had stewed pears for dessert."
"The meat was so stewed it fell apart at the touch of a fork."
2
Informal: drunk.
"By midnight he was completely stewed."
How to Use Stewed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlow-cooked in liquid, or (slang) very drunk.
When to use it
The "drunk" sense is informal slang.
Common pairings
stewed fruit
stewed tea
Word Forms
more stewed comparative, most stewed superlative
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Etymology
From stew plus the past-tense suffix -ed.