soused
[ soust ]
/ saʊst /
adjective Slang.
drunk; intoxicated.
OTHER WORDS FROM soused
un·soused, adjectiveWords nearby soused
sous-vide,
sousa,
sousa, john philip,
sousaphone,
souse,
soused,
souslik,
sousse,
soustelle,
soutache,
soutane
Definition for soused (2 of 3)
souse
1
[ sous ]
/ saʊs /
verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.
verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.
noun
Origin of souse
1
1350–1400; 1915–20
for def 11; (noun) Middle English
sows < Middle French
souce pickled < Germanic (akin to
salt1); (v.) Middle English
sousen, derivative of the noun
Definition for soused (3 of 3)
souse
2
[ sous ]
/ saʊs /
verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.
to swoop down.
verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.
to swoop or pounce upon.
noun Falconry.
a rising while in flight.
a swooping or pouncing.
Origin of souse
2
1480–90; by-form of
source in its earlier literal sense “rising”
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British Dictionary definitions for soused (1 of 2)
souse
1
/ (saʊs) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for souse
C14: from Old French
sous, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German
sulza brine
British Dictionary definitions for soused (2 of 2)
souse
2
/ (saʊs) falconry (of hawks or falcons) /
verb (intr)
(often foll by on or upon)
to swoop suddenly downwards (on a prey)
noun
a sudden downward swoop
Word Origin for souse
C16: perhaps a variant of obsolete vb sense of
source