1
: preserved in or cured with pickle
pickled herring
2
: drunk sense 1a
gets thoroughly pickled before dinner—
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- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- juiced [slang]
- lit
- lit up
- loaded [slang]
- looped
- oiled [slang]
- pie-eyed
- plastered
- potted [slang]
- ripped [slang]
- sloshed [slang]
- smashed [slang]
- sottish
- soused
- sozzled
- squiffed
- squiffy
- stewed
- stiff
- stinking [slang]
- stoned
- tanked [slang]
- tiddly [chiefly British]
- tight
- tipsy
- wasted [slang]
- wet
- wiped out [slang]
Examples of pickled in a Sentence
He got pickled at the office party.
I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.
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Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers Hearty dinner rolls are key to the success of these tender slow-cooker beef sliders with pickled peppers.
—Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
The pickled onion adds a bit of color to the plate.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Radishes Radishes are mostly roasted or pickled and added to meals and salads.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump's first course will be a Chesapeake crab cake with tomato tartar, bay sauce, pickled vegetables, romanesco, dill and chive oil.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
The pickled onion adds a bit of color to the plate.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Radishes Radishes are mostly roasted or pickled and added to meals and salads.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump's first course will be a Chesapeake crab cake with tomato tartar, bay sauce, pickled vegetables, romanesco, dill and chive oil.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pickled
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“Pickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickled. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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