sozzled

[soz-uhld]

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk; inebriated.

sozzled

/ ˈsɒzəld /

adjective

1. an informal word for drunk

Word History and Origins

Origin of sozzled¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sozzled¹

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