pickled

[ pik-uhld ]
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adjective
  1. preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.

  2. Slang. drunk; intoxicated.

  1. (of wood) given an antique appearance by applying and partly removing paint or by bleaching.

Origin of pickled

1
First recorded in 1545–55; pickle1 + -ed2

Other words from pickled

  • un·pick·led, adjective

Words Nearby pickled

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British Dictionary definitions for pickled

pickled

/ (ˈpɪkəld) /


adjective
  1. preserved in a pickling liquid

  2. informal intoxicated; drunk

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