sotted

[ sot-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of sotted¹

1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to sotten to be a sot (derivative of sot ) + -ed ²

By the time they cut my helmet away, the hematomae had crushed my brain into a pulpy, blood-sotted mess.

She Sotted her hair up anyhow, took off her clothes, and crept to bed, almost as if she were creeping to her tomb.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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