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soused

/saʊst/

soused adjective: inebriated, drunk. Also the simple past and past participle of souse.

Adjective

soused (comparative more soused, superlative most soused)

  1. (slang) inebriated, drunk.
    • Yes, happy hour. A great American invention for spending quality time with spouse, soused.1988, Heywood Gould, Cocktail (motion picture), spoken by Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise)

Also used as

soused is also the simple past and past participle of souse.

Synonyms of soused

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Forms of soused

comparativemore soused
superlativemost soused

Questions about soused

What does soused mean?
Soused means inebriated, drunk.
What part of speech is soused?
Soused is an adjective.
How do you pronounce soused?
Soused is pronounced /saʊst/.

Words near soused in the dictionary

  1. sousaphones
  2. sousaphonist
  3. sousaphonists
  4. sousas
  5. souse
  6. soused
  7. sousemeat
  8. sousemeats
  9. souser
  10. sousers
  11. souses

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