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sozzled

American  
[soz-uhld] / ˈsɒz əld /

adjective

Slang.

  1. drunk; inebriated.

sozzled British  
/ ˈsɒzəld /

adjective

  1. an informal word for drunk

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Etymology

Origin of sozzled

First recorded in 1875–80; dialectal sozzle “confused state, sloppy person” (earlier sossle; akin to souse 1 ) + -ed 3; soused

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