soused

[ soust ]

/ saʊst /

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adjective Slang.

drunk; intoxicated.

Origin of soused

1540–50, in sense “pickled”; 1605–15 for current sense; souse¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM soused

un·soused, adjective

Words nearby soused

Sousa, Sousa, John Philip, sousaphone, sous-chef, souse, soused, souslik, sou-sou, Sousse, sous-sous, Soustelle

Example sentences from the Web for soused

They took hold of him by his arms and legs and soused him into the dirty water and held him under till he had drunk a cupful.
The Heart of Pinocchio|Collodi Nipote
Most of the rubber men were soused and our two guides were rapidly filling up.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
Would you mind telling me just why you soused your tea into his face?
The Daredevil|Maria Thompson Daviess
They got me soused—doped me, I think, else I'd never have done it.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol

Grant filled it to the brim with water and then soused it as nearly as he could into the faces of the fighters.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave|Ross Kay