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pickled
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pickled
(adjective)
pickle
(verb)
pickled
/
ˈ
pɪkəld/
adjective
pickled
/
ˈ
pɪkəld/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICKLED
1
:
preserved with salt water or vinegar
pickled
ginger
The herring is
pickled
.
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not used before a noun
,
informal
:
very drunk or intoxicated
He got
pickled
at the office party.
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