stewed

[ stood, styood ]

/ stud, styud /

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adjective

cooked by simmering or slow boiling, as food.

Slang. intoxicated; drunk.

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Origin of stewed

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at stew¹, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM stewed

un·stewed, adjective

Words nearby stewed

stewardship, Stewart, Stewart Island, Stewart, James, stewbum, stewed, stew in one's own juice, stewpan, stewpot, St. Ex., Steyr

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How to use stewed in a sentence

The stewed cabbage is insanely tender, vegetable-sweet, and more luxurious than cabbage has a right to be.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando|Jane & Michael Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stewed apples, dusted with cinnamon, are an ideal companion to spicy food.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken|Jane & Michael Stern|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The savory smell of stewed meat drifts through the cold air.
A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For Stewed Brussels Sprouts Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and place a bowl of ice water to the side.
Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook|Daniel Boulud|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The rhino beetle—fried, stewed, grilled, or roasted—is high in calcium and protein.
Cicadas, Grasshoppers, Locusts, Ants Among the Tastiest Insects|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Here Justin entered with a steaming bowl of stewed moose meat and prairie spinach.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
As Michel told me, I could have eaten a stewed rabbit every day for dinner, if such had been my desire.
The Animal Story Book|Various
When they have been stewed for twenty minutes glaze them; dish them up with a Financire sauce (see 'Entres la Mode').
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
There's a pot of stewed bear's meat24 with dumplin' just ready.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
If stewed fruit is put in warm, it will make the paste heavy.
A Poetical Cook-Book|Maria J. Moss

British Dictionary definitions for stewed

stewed

/ (stjuːd) /

adjective

(of meat, fruit, etc) cooked by stewing

British (of tea) having a bitter taste through having been left to infuse for too long

a slang word for drunk (def. 1)

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Origin of stewed

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