pickled

[pik-uhld] / ˈpɪk əld /

ADJECTIVE

drunk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glazed stewed

STRONG

bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stoned tanked totaled wasted

WEAK

besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high high as a kite in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table

Antonyms

STRONG

sober straight

Example Sentences

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These sickled cells struggle to navigate the body's blood vessels and get stuck, leading to blockages that stop flow of blood.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022

In sickle cell disease, or SCD, a single mutation in the beta-hemoglobin gene leads to red blood cells that become crescent-shaped, or sickled.

From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2021

These sickled cells are sticky, and they clog arteries, preventing adequate oxygen delivery to tissues in the body.

From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2021

But the autopsy indicated that it had not contributed to his death, and there was no evidence the cells had sickled before he died.

From New York Times • May 15, 2021

How he picked up his sickle, whirled around and sickled the smell that fixed the ghost forever.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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