sodden

¹sod·den

adjective \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

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key

Rhymes with SODDEN

Flodden

²sodden

verb

sod·denedsod·den·ing \ˈsäd-niŋ, ˈsä-d^ən-iŋ\

Definition of SODDEN

transitive verb

: to make sodden

intransitive verb

: to become soaked or saturated

Examples of SODDEN

1. <soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches>
2. <cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush>

First Known Use of SODDEN

1812

Related to SODDEN

Synonyms

bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, wet, sop, souse, wash, water, waterlog, water-soak, wet down

Antonyms

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words

asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle; deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice; dip, duck, dunk; rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry; drip-dry, wring; dehumidify