stewed

American  

[stood, styood] / stud, styud /

adjective

1. cooked by simmering or slow boiling, as food.

2. Slang. intoxicated; drunk.

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stewed British  

/ stjuːd /

adjective

1. (of meat, fruit, etc) cooked by stewing

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

3. a slang word for drunk

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Other Word Forms

• unstewed adjective

Etymology

Origin of stewed

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; stew ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Newsom climbed from San Francisco mayor to lieutenant governor to California’s governorship, where he quietly stewed as Harris leapfrogged past him into the vice presidency.

From Los Angeles Times

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

A dryad brought him bread made from walnuts and a bowl of crushed apricots stewed with honey.

From Literature

A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal