pickled

American  

[pik-uhld] / ˈpɪk əld /

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.

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pickled British  

/ ˈpɪkəld /

adjective

1. preserved in a pickling liquid

2. informal intoxicated; drunk

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Other Word Forms

• unpickled adjective

Etymology

Origin of pickled

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

Example Sentences

There’s cabbage and brussels sprouts — cruciferous veggies that are divine pickled.

From Salon

I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her mother was busily slicing pickled radishes to serve with the rice and soup.

From Literature

You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.

From Salon

She mopped up the liquid and thumped down a new glass onto the table, with a plate of cheese and a jar of something pickled.

From Literature

Related Words

• glazed
• stewed