sodden
1 antonym for sodden — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Extremely wet all the way through.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Extremely wet all the way through.
“In 2004, after heavy rain fell on sodden ground, floods put the line out of action from February until May.”
2. adj
(informal) Made dull or stupid by drinking too much alcohol.
“I would have done too, but alcohol makes me so ill that I couldn't (I mention this to make it clear that I don't claim any moral superiority over my more sodden colleagues).”
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English sodden, soden, which developed from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). It is cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low Ger...
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