sodden

[sod-n]

adjective

1. soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated.

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

3. having a soaked appearance.

4. bloated, as the face.

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

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

7. Archaic.,  boiled.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become sodden.

2. Obsolete.,  past participle of seethe.

sodden

/ ˈsɒdən /

adjective

1. completely saturated

2. 1. dulled, esp by excessive drinking

   2. ( in combination )

      a drink-sodden mind

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

verb

1. to make or become sodden

Other Word Forms

• soddenly adverb
• soddenness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodden¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodden¹

C13 soden, past participle of _seethe

Example Sentences

With great care, Simon turned the sodden page.

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Penelope weighed the options: They could stay here, sodden and cold, and wait for the admiral to return.

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Heavy rain forced play to be suspended early in the final round with large areas of standing water on the sodden course.

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"One time there was a carpet leading up to the altar that became absolutely sodden with urine and droppings and had to be thrown away. They also destroyed the brass work."

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On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.

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Related Words

• saturated 
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• soggy