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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I take a tapa of rabo de toro, a stewed tail so tender it forgets it was ever muscle.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
But by then, they had already stewed on their Game 5 clunker long enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
The idea came from dinner at Le Bouchon, where they serve a winter cheesecake with stewed fruit and — yes — granola.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Corn mush had to take the place of stewed possum, dumplings, and potatoes.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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