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. See drunk
   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

The stewed cabbage is insanely tender, vegetable-sweet, and more luxurious than cabbage has a right to be.

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Stewed apples, dusted with cinnamon, are an ideal companion to spicy food.

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The savory smell of stewed meat drifts through the cold air.

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For Stewed Brussels Sprouts Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and place a bowl of ice water to the side.

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The rhino beetle—fried, stewed, grilled, or roasted—is high in calcium and protein.

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Here Justin entered with a steaming bowl of stewed moose meat and prairie spinach.

From Project Gutenberg

As Michel told me, I could have eaten a stewed rabbit every day for dinner, if such had been my desire.

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When they have been stewed for twenty minutes glaze them; dish them up with a Financire sauce (see 'Entres la Mode').

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There's a pot of stewed bear's meat24 with dumplin' just ready.

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If stewed fruit is put in warm, it will make the paste heavy.

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