Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Cooked by stewing.
- adjective Informal Intoxicated; drunk.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lodged in or belonging to the stews.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering. See
stew . - adjective Intoxicated by an excess of alcohol.
- adjective Bitter from having been steeped too long.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stew .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cooked in hot water
Etymologies
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Examples
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Actually I thought it were very similar to what we call stewed (with milk) macaroni's here in Sweden.
Lifecruiser 2008
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When we look back on our lives we probably see it in this way, episodes of note and in between an aggregate memory of undistinguished days: dinners, breakfasts, showers, sleep., sprinkles of cuteness from Penni's two very young and gorgeous daughters One of them calls stewed apples 'stupid apples.'
The WritingYA Weblog: The One Shot World Tour: Best Read With Vegemite! tanita davis 2007
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When we look back on our lives we probably see it in this way, episodes of note and in between an aggregate memory of undistinguished days: dinners, breakfasts, showers, sleep., sprinkles of cuteness from Penni's two very young and gorgeous daughters One of them calls stewed apples 'stupid apples.'
Archive 2007-08-01 tanita davis 2007
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So he stewed, which is something that he has done plenty of since the beginning of the summer.
The Guardian World News David Hytner 2011
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He got "stewed" in them Chicago-Springfield style.
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He got "stewed" in them Chicago-Springfield style.
Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't 2009
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On the table was a sufficient provision of a kind of stewed beef and brown bread, in pewter dishes, which are kept perfectly bright, and displayed on shelves in great order and regularity when they are not in use.
Sketches by Boz 2007
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Since then he has, I imagine, "stewed" over the issue of a unilateral declaration of independence.
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When turned out, pour round it any kind of stewed or preserved fruits, or a sauce of milk and sugar.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs
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The liberal use of these cooked vegetables has a tendency to prevent constipation, and some of them are called laxative foods, such as stewed onions and spinach.
Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency R. L. Alsaker
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