pickled

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

informal : drunk sense 1a

… once got pickled on two glasses of punch at an office party …

—Rex Stout

Synonyms of pickled

• fried
• drunk
• drunken
• wet
• impaired
• wasted

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 on the Web

The full platter arrives back at your seat within minutes, with mixed and pickled veggies, potatoes, rice, roti, and papadums. — Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

The winning appetizer, though, was the aesthetically humble but nonetheless delicious jumbo lump crab cake, a mustardy affair crowned with pickled radish. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Garate serves that barbacoa—cooked low and slow with Puerto Rican aromatics—over a crispy corn tostada topped with crema and pickled onions. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

More spicy chicken at Chick-fil-A The Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich, available with an original or spicy filet, features pimento cheese, mild pickled jalapeños and a drizzle of honey on a toasted bun. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pickled

• prickled
• tickled
• trickled

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle