sozzled

[ soz-uhld ]

/ ˈsɒz əld /

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Origin of sozzled

First recorded in 1875–80; dialectal sozzle “confused state, sloppy person” (earlier sossle; akin to souse¹) + -ed³;cf. soused

Words nearby sozzled

soymilk, soy sauce, Soyuz, soz , Sozzini, sozzled, SP, spa, Spaak, Spaatz, SPAC

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How to use sozzled in a sentence

Their mini-argument ends with a flurry of sozzled kisses, but you know there’s trouble in this paradise.
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British Dictionary definitions for sozzled

sozzled

/ (ˈsɒzəld) /

adjective

an informal word for drunk

Word Origin for sozzled

C19: perhaps from obsolete sozzle stupor; related to souse 1

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