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• Sodden — Sod den, v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sodden — [säd′ n] adj. [obs. pp. of SEETHE] 1. Archaic boiled or steeped 2. filled with moisture; soaked through 3. heavy or soggy from improper baking or cooking: said as of bread 4. dull or stupefied, as from liquor vt., vi. to make or become sodden… …   English World dictionary

• sodden — /ˈsɒdn / (say sodn) adjective 1. soaked with liquid or moisture. 2. (of bread, cake, etc.) heavy, doughy, or soggy. 3. intoxicated on a specified beverage: beer sodden; gin sodden. 4. (of the face) a. bloated, as with crying. b. dulled with… …  

• sodden — soddenly, adv. soddenness, n. /sod n/, adj. 1. soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated. 2. heavy, lumpy, or soggy, as food that is poorly cooked. 3. having a soaked appearance. 4. bloated, as the face. 5. expressionless, dull, or stupid, esp.… …   Universalium

• sodden — sod•den [[t]ˈsɒd n[/t]] adj. 1) soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated 2) soggy or lumpy, as food that is poorly cooked 3) bloated, as the face 4) torpid or listless 5) archaic boiled 6) to make or become sodden • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME ptp …   From formal English to slang

• sodden — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English soden, from past participle of sethen to seethe Date: 1589 1. a. dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages < sodden features > b. torpid, sluggish < sodden minds > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• -sodden — [[t] sɒd(ə)n[/t]] 1) COMB in ADJ: usu ADJ n sodden combines with drink and with the names of alcoholic drinks to form adjectives which describe someone who has drunk too much alcohol and is in a bad state as a result. He portrays a whisky sodden… …   English dictionary

• sodden — adj. & v. adj. 1 saturated with liquid; soaked through. 2 rendered stupid or dull etc. with drunkenness. 3 (of bread etc.) doughy; heavy and moist. v.intr. & tr. become or make sodden. Derivatives: soddenly adv. soddenness n. Etymology: archaic… …   Useful english dictionary

• sodden — 1. adjective a) soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated b) stupid as a result of drunkenness 2. ver …   Wiktionary

• sod´den|ness — sod|den «SOD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soaked through; saturated: »My clothes were sodden with rain. 2. heavy and moist; soggy: »This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o> 3. dull looking; stupid: » …   Useful english dictionary

• sod´den|ly — sod|den «SOD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soaked through; saturated: »My clothes were sodden with rain. 2. heavy and moist; soggy: »This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o> 3. dull looking; stupid: » …   Useful english dictionary