sod´den|ness

sod´den|ness
sod|den «SOD uhn», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. soaked through; saturated: »

My clothes were sodden with rain.

2. heavy and moist; soggy: »

This bread is sodden because it was not baked well.o>

3. dull-looking; stupid: »

a sodden face, a head sodden with whiskey.

4. Obsolete. boiled; seethed.
–v.t., v.i.
1. to make or become sodden.
2. Obsolete. a past participle of seethe.
sod´den|ly, adverb.
sod´den|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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