sottish

[ sot-ish ]

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adjective

stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.
given to excessive drinking.

pertaining to or befitting a sot.

Origin of sottish

¹

First recorded in 1560–70; sot + -ish¹

Other words from sottish

sot·tish·ly, adverb
sot·tish·ness, noun

Words Nearby sottish

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How to use sottish in a sentence

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

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