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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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
Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Inside the shell as the smoke clears is stewed lamb over a cream-filled Japanese pancake.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
We indulge in not one but two meats: carrilleras, stewed pork cheeks with red peppers, and perdiz escabechada, cold partridge preserved in vinegar and herbs with a crisp salad.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Bowls of stewed butter beans with bits of crispy salt pork sprinkled on top were at each place on the table.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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