soaked

the word 'soaked' originates from the old english verb socian, which meant to become saturated or to cook by immersion in a liquid. this verb is related to the old english noun sūcan, meaning "to suck," suggesting a core idea of drawing liquid in. the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed' transforms the action of soaking into an adjective describing the resultant state of being thoroughly wet. over time, its usage expanded beyond the literal sense to informal figurative applications, such as describing someone drenched in alcohol.

Structure: soak (to saturate) + ed (adjective suffix) soak (from old english socian, meaning "to become saturated, to cook in liquid"); ed (from old english -od/-ad, a suffix forming adjectives from verbs, indicating a state or condition).