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 • Feb. 25, 2026

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

As he stewed, Tesla’s rivals have been preparing for a robot future of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 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

Colonists grilled the birds, stewed them with salt pork, and baked them into pies; they plucked their feathers to stuff mattresses, pickled them in barrels as a winter treat, and fed them to livestock.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann