sodden
adjective
soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated.
soddenly
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a word derived from
sodden.
Example Sentences
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In recession-chastened, soddenly staycationing Britain, Foley may well have devised a new bestseller format: a how-to book offering a way of escape without leaving prison.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2012
No wonder Britain is in love with Scandinavian crime dramas – their dour sensibility chimes soddenly with our rain-soaked souls.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2012
And afterward, sloping off to the dressing room, he moved slowly and soddenly: he’d soaked through his clothes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2011
In the 15th round the next day, before 16,000 unbelieving customers, Jim Jeffries sank soddenly to the canvas, his once awesome right draped over the lower rope of the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lamplight fell soddenly on their faces, throwing them into relief against the murky gloom of the room.
From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Margaret West Kinney
