sodden

¹sod·den

adj \ˈsä-d^ən\

Definition of SODDEN

1

a : dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages <sodden features> b : torpid, sluggish <sodden minds>

2

a : heavy with or as if with moisture or water <the sodden ground> b : heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking <sodden biscuits>

— sod·den·ly adverb

— sod·den·ness \-d^ən-(n)əs\ noun

Examples of SODDEN

1. <eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair>

Origin of SODDEN

Middle English soden, from past participle of sethen to seethe

First Known Use: 1589

Related to SODDEN

Synonyms: awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, wet, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked, watery

Antonyms: arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

Related Words: deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; hydrated; dipped, dunked, splashed; aqueous; steeped; flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced; clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish; boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy

Near Antonyms: bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight; baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried; droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty; wrung

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Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key

Rhymes with SODDEN

Flodden