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sozzled

UK/ˈsɒzl̩d/

sozzled adjective: very drunk. Also the simple past and past participle of sozzle.

Adjective

sozzled (comparative more sozzled, superlative most sozzled)

  1. (UK, slang) Very drunk.
    • I heard heavy breathing. A cork left its bottle with a pop. A pause. Then a voice remarked: "Gin, blast it! T'hell with gin!" There followed a shattering crash. The voice gave a sozzled chuckle. "Thash th'mirror. Wash good of mirrors anyway?" Another cork popped.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 22
    Synonyms:
    pickled

Also used as

sozzled is also the simple past and past participle of sozzle.

Synonyms of sozzled

Forms of sozzled

comparativemore sozzled
superlativemost sozzled

Words formed from sozzled

Questions about sozzled

What does sozzled mean?
Sozzled means very drunk.
What part of speech is sozzled?
Sozzled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sozzled?
Sozzled is pronounced /ˈsɒzl̩d/ (UK).

Words near sozzled in the dictionary

  1. sozology
  2. Sozopol
  3. Sozusa
  4. Sozzi
  5. sozzle
  6. sozzled
  7. sozzledness
  8. sozzles
  9. sozzling
  10. sozzly
  11. sozzy

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