sodden
sodden Lexical Profile
sodden Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Thoroughly saturated with liquid or moisture; soaked through.
"The hikers hung their sodden jackets near the cabin stove to dry overnight."
Rendered dull, expressionless, or sluggish, especially from excessive consumption of alcohol.
"Years of heavy drinking had left him with a sodden stare and a sluggish gait."
Heavy, doughy, or poorly risen due to undercooking or excess moisture (especially of bread or pastry).
"Because the oven temperature was too low, the loaf came out with a pale, sodden center."
• verb
To make or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid.
"Days of relentless autumn rain had soddened the turf across the entire valley."
• Rhymes for sodden
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English soden, the archaic past participle of seethe (to boil or soak in hot liquid), from Old English soden.