stewed

[ stood, styood ]

adjective

1. cooked by simmering or slow boiling, as food.
2. Slang. intoxicated; drunk.

stewed

/ stjuːd /

adjective

1. (of meat, fruit, etc) cooked by stewing
2. (of tea) having a bitter taste through having been left to infuse for too long
3. a slang word for drunk

Other Words From

• un·stewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stewed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; stew ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Forced to rest for a couple of weeks after being sliced, stitched and fixed, Roigard stewed over a prognosis of at least six months out.

From BBC

But for anyone feeling adventurous, pie 'n' mash can also be served with stewed jellied eels - another Cockney favourite.

From BBC

I think any of the stewed beans recipes are a great place to start.

From Salon

The rivalry with South Africa has stewed and brewed since Ireland's narrow win over them in Dublin in November 2022.

From BBC

Rattlesnake is also eaten in various forms — stewed, ground into sausage or grilled and wrapped in a tortilla — across the Southwestern United States, though it doesn’t have wide-spread commercial appeal.

From Salon