slewed
adjective, verb
slewed is spelled S-L-E-W-E-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slewed means “Somewhat drunk; tipsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slewed?
| Letters | 6: S-L-E-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slewed?
Slewed appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of slewed
- more slewed comparative
- most slewed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slewed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalSomewhat drunk; tipsy.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of slew
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slewed come from?
(drunk): A drunken person may stagger like a ship slewing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).