# sauced

Pronunciation: say "SAWST" US /sɔst/, UK /sɔːst/

## Adjective

1. Coated or covered with a sauce, especially as part of a prepared dish.
   - Simple: Covered or coated with a sauce, like gravy or tomato sauce.
   - _The chef served generously sauced fillets with a side of greens._
   - _Properly sauced noodles should glisten without pooling liquid at the bottom of the bowl._
2. Drunk; visibly affected by having consumed too much alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk after having too much alcohol.
   - _After three rounds at the bar, he was thoroughly sauced._
   - _She arrived already sauced and could barely stand._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of sauce. — simple past and past participle of sauce
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of sauce. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _She sauced the pasta with a rich tomato reduction._
   - _The fish was sauced just before serving._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sauced (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).