stewed

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Meaning · English

Drunk.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Ed Wimperis—big, fleshy, well tailored, stewed—talked television, clamping Joanna's arm and explaining in slow careful words why cassettes were going to change everything.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “stewed” mean?

Drunk.

Is “stewed” formal or informal?

stewed is generally slang.