sottish

[ sot-ish ]

/ ˈsɒt ɪʃ /

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adjective

stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.

given to excessive drinking.

pertaining to or befitting a sot.

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Origin of sottish

First recorded in 1560–70; sot + -ish¹

sot·tish·ly, adverbsot·tish·ness, noun

Instead of his former gracefulness, he appeared sottish and vulgar, which made me extremely reserved with him.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
Where should a man find any one so sottish as would make a doubt which of these to prefer in his choice?
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I|Various
Deering's grin was sottish, the fellow was grossly fat, and he fixed his greedy glance on Stannard's note-book.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss
And therefore, Secondly, Wilt thou be so sottish and unwise, as to venture thy soul upon a little uncertain time?
The Heavenly Footman|John Bunyan

The idea of making war can nowadays only enter the brain of a sottish bourgeois or a belated romantic.
The Revolt of the Angels|Anatole France