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1Sodden — Sod den, a. [p. p. of {Seethe}.] Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields. [1913 Webster] …
2Sodden — Sod den, v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden. [1913 Webster] …
3sodden — ► ADJECTIVE 1) soaked through. 2) (in combination ) having drunk an excessive amount of an alcoholic drink: whisky sodden. DERIVATIVES soddenly adverb soddenness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «boiled»: from SEETHE(Cf. ↑ …
4sodden — [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… …
5sodden-witted — sodden wittˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Heavy, stupid • • • Main Entry: ↑sodden …
6Sodden — Sod den, v. t. To soak; to make heavy with water. [1913 Webster] …
7Sodden-witted — Sod den wit ted, a. Heavy; dull. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
8sodden — O.E. soden, strong pp. of seoþan to cook, boil (see SEETHE (Cf. seethe)). Originally boiled; sense of soaked is first recorded 1820 …
9sodden — 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 > …
10sodden — sod|den [ˈsɔdn US ˈsa:dn] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Old past participle of seethe] very wet and heavy ▪ sodden clothes ▪ The earth was sodden. rain sodden/water sodden ▪ rain sodden hair …
