sodden

[ sod-n ]
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adjective
  1. soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated.

  2. heavy, lumpy, or soggy, as food that is poorly cooked.

  1. having a soaked appearance.

  2. bloated, as the face.

  3. expressionless, dull, or stupid, especially from drunkenness.

  4. lacking spirit or alertness; inert; torpid; listless.

  5. Archaic. boiled.

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make or become sodden.

  2. Obsolete. past participle of seethe.

Origin of sodden

1
1250–1300; Middle English soden, sothen, past participle of sethen to seethe

Other words from sodden

  • sod·den·ly, adverb
  • sod·den·ness, noun

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How to use sodden in a sentence

  • At last dinner came and went, and the gray soddenness of the skies deepened into the blackness of coming night.

    Violets and Other Tales | Alice Ruth Moore

British Dictionary definitions for sodden

sodden

/ (ˈsɒdən) /


adjective
  1. completely saturated

    • dulled, esp by excessive drinking

    • (in combination): a drink-sodden mind

  1. heavy or doughy, as bread is when improperly cooked

verb
  1. to make or become sodden

Origin of sodden

1
C13 soden, past participle of seethe

Derived forms of sodden

  • soddenly, adverb
  • soddenness, noun

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