sodden

American  

[sod-n] / ˈsɒd 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 British  

/ 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

Etymology

Origin of sodden

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

Example Sentences

The ball travelled unpredictably across the sodden surface.

From BBC

Scotland's campaign got off to a disappointing start in losing to Italy in sodden conditions in Rome.

From Barron's

Mr. Robb’s attunement makes him a master geographer of the oldest and newest forms of life on a “sodden, self-aggrandizing island outpost.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Natalie watched with sympathy as people dragged broken furniture and ruined carpets and sodden drywall from their shattered homes in the eighty-five-degree heat, tossing everything into growing junk piles in their yards.

From Literature

When it flooded most recently, she was left to stay overnight in the sodden flat, as no alternative accommodation could be found.

From BBC

Related Words

• saturated
• soaked
• soggy