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.