pickled
Americanadjective
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preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.
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Slang. drunk; intoxicated.
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(of wood) given an antique appearance by applying and partly removing paint or by bleaching.
adjective
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preserved in a pickling liquid
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informal intoxicated; drunk
Other Word Forms
- unpickled adjective
Etymology
Origin of pickled
Example Sentences
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Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Robin van Laan, 26, took home the top prize for stamppot last year and is hoping for a repeat performance this time with his secret ingredient of pickled onions.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
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 • Feb. 5, 2026
In prison, he "loved eating rice with pickled ginger," Chan said.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
The boy took the fish, and for the next hour the three of us sat around the kitchen table eating pickled herring and crackers and sugar cookies and milk.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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