stewed
Americanadjective
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cooked by simmering or slow boiling, as food.
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Slang. intoxicated; drunk.
adjective
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(of meat, fruit, etc) cooked by stewing
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(of tea) having a bitter taste through having been left to infuse for too long
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a slang word for drunk
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stewed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at stew 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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A little pasta water and a shower of Parmesan will turn blended squash, stewed greens, roasted red peppers — even broccoli — into something glossy and luxurious.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
“And turtles? And the fact that, like, it’s all stewed up with, like, chilies and peppers and onions and like, ‘Oh, you really made this a dish?’
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
In a separate Public Health Service study, analysis of prison meals disclosed such items as stewed dried fruit containing 69.6 parts per million and bread containing 100.9 parts per million of DDT!
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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