przesycona

Przesycona is a Polish feminine adjective and past participle derived from the verb przesycać, meaning to saturate thoroughly or impregnate. It is used to describe something that has been infused, filled, or permeated with a substance, quality, or influence.

The term is versatile and appears in both literal and figurative contexts. In cooking and gastronomy, it can describe liquids or dishes that carry a strong aroma or flavor, for example a custard przeszcona aromatem wanilii or a sauce przeszcona rumem. In material sciences or chemistry, przeszycona can denote a substance or surface that has been saturated or impregnated with another substance, although more technical terms like nasycony are common in strict contexts. In literature, journalism, and everyday language, it is used metaphorically to indicate that a text, image, or scene is rich with a particular quality or influence, such as przeszycona ideologią treść or przeszycona emocjami opowieść.

Etymologically, the word combines prefix pri- with the verb syc (from sycić, to satiate), signaling thorough saturation or permeation. It belongs to a formal to literary register and tends to carry a sense of abundance or intensity, sometimes with a nuance of excess.

Related forms include przesiąknięty (infused, permeated) and nasycony (saturated), used in more technical or neutral contexts. Przesycona is most commonly used with feminine nouns (przesycona aromatem, przeszcona treścią).