boiled

American  

[boild] / bɔɪld /

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk.

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Other Word Forms

• half-boiled adjective
• semiboiled adjective
• unboiled adjective
• well-boiled adjective

Etymology

Origin of boiled

First recorded in 1795–1805; boil ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

There was a slice of black bread for each prisoner, too, then nothing more until we were given a ladle of turnip soup and a small boiled potato late in the afternoon.

From Literature

Instead, as the stadium boiled over, the wait dragged on for 17 minutes before finally Senegal returned to the field.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a thin broth made from boiled elk hooves and a few slivers of dried deer heart, bulked up with rowanberries and the tough, tasteless tree-mushroom that the clans call auroch’s ears.

From Literature

It boiled me up that we’d left all my friends for this.

From Literature

There might be 10 films nominated for best picture, but the race for the top category has boiled down to two films - political thriller One Battle After Another and vampire horror Sinners.

From BBC

Related Words

• saturated
• soaked
• soggy