pickled

1 of 2

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

informal : drunk sense 1a

… once got pickled on two glasses of punch at an office party …

—Rex Stout

pickled

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of pickle entry 2

Synonyms of pickled

Adjective

• drunk
• fried
• drunken
• wet
• stewed

Examples of pickled in a Sentence

Adjective

He got pickled at the office party.

I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

The yellowtail crudo, made with pickled vegetables, has been a popular appetizer. — Sonia Garza, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

In Agosto’s 45-seat space, diners can enjoy Mendes’s Portuguese fare rooted in New England with dishes like corn chawanmushi with pickled Bangs Island mussels or bluefin tuna with strawberry, tomato, and crispy kombu. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Smoked turkey is piled on bolillo bread, then loaded with avocado, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled jalapenos, ranch and lots of cilantro. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pickled

• prickled
• tickled
• trickled

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle