pickled

adjective pick·led \ ˈpi-kəld \

Definition of pickled

1 :preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2 :drunk 1a

gets thoroughly pickled before dinner
—New Yorker

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Examples of pickled in a Sentence

He got pickled at the office party.
I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.

Recent Examples of pickled from the Web

And a garnish of purple pickled onions crested the entree as if to say, this kitchen isn’t kidding around.

— anna caplan, star-telegram, "Los Jimadores’ new location is a chip (and salsa) off the old block," 23 Aug. 2017
The corn is sauteed with ginger and garlic, then added to the goat cheese and a hint of pickled jalapeño and cayenne pepper.

— allison steele, Philly.com, "Summer corn Rangoon from the Cheu Noodle team," 22 Aug. 2017
Meanwhile, stir together broccoli slaw mix, scallion, pickled okra, Greek yogurt, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar.

— marian cooper cairns, Country Living, "Sloppy Joes with Pickled Okra Slaw," 9 Aug. 2017
And what a variety of flavors: the salad includes roasted jalapenos, pickled red onions, lime juice and cilantro.

— veronica hinke, chicagotribune.com, "Sweet corn time: Where to find the short-lived specialty on local menus," 3 Aug. 2017
Where to begin, when the options are salted maple, blueberry-basil, raspberry with pickled rhubarb, and chocolate?

— lee svitak dean, The Seattle Times, "Dress up mealtime with DIY-flavored butters," 19 July 2017
Store your spicy pickled onions in an airtight container up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

— cooking with caitlin, Cincinnati.com, "Cooking with Caitlin: The spicy, saucy burger you've been waiting for," 19 July 2017
Even the cabbage showcases bits of pickled pig’s skin.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
The 90-seat restaurant's style melds polished wood tables and leather booths with more raw and rustic touches, like a wall of stacked firewood framing the kitchen space and shelves displaying jars of pickled vegetables.

— leeanne griffin, courant.com, "Much-Awaited Cook And Bear Collaboration Opening In Blue Back," 14 July 2017

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First Known Use of pickled

circa 1552

pickled Synonyms

Synonyms

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], drunk, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms

sober, straight

Related Words

maudlin; beery; befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey (also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute; alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal

Near Antonyms

abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal; clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

PICKLED Defined for English Language Learners

pickled

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Definition of pickled for English Language Learners

: preserved with salt water or vinegar
: very drunk or intoxicated

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