sottish

American  

[sot-ish] / ˈsɒt ɪʃ /

adjective

1. stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.

2. given to excessive drinking.

3. pertaining to or befitting a sot.

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Other Word Forms

• sottishly adverb
• sottishness noun

Etymology

Origin of sottish

First recorded in 1560–70; sot + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The main point of distinction between the Cluricaune and the Shefro, arises from the sottish and solitary habits of the former, who are rarely found in troops or communities.

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To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.

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My Grandfather was not at all of Montaigne's opinion that order in the management of life is sottish, but looked upon it rather as "Heaven's first law."

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But this was not from the sottish satisfaction of wine: the light came from that subtle window in his soul, from which once more the shutters had been thrown back.

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Yet withal, he was fairly well-intentioned, not a meddler, never wantonly unjust, willing to do kindnesses, if not fatiguing; a heavy, good-natured, heathenish, sottish lout of a king.

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