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

Other Words From

• un·pickled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pickled¹

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

Example Sentences

The meatballs arrive with a cloak of truffle cream and, for balance, smoked pickled oyster mushrooms that whisper of star anise.

From Washington Post

That’s why water-bath canning is used for higher-acid foods such as jams, and pressure canning for lower-acid foods such as non-pickled vegetables.

From Washington Post

That could mean a seared chicken breast over a salad of greens, or even braised short ribs served with a pickled or crunchy side salad.

From Outside Online

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• glazed
• stewed