sottish
Americanadjective
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stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.
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given to excessive drinking.
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pertaining to or befitting a sot.
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Origin of sottish
Example Sentences
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"We have been working very closely with the Sottish government and also with partners in the students movement and the staff side to make sure we are planning for a safe resumption of in-person learning."
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021
The Sottish government is now making a new push to urge people to book an appointment or go to a drop-in clinic.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2021
Similarly, Sottish student Hayley Morrison, who was on Erasmus in Spain and remained there despite the country’s lockdown, said Europe’s best bet was cooperation, not division.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2020
Grief is disdainful, Sottish and painful: Then wait on pleasure, And lose no leisure.
From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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