How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology!
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate. [1913 Webster] -- {Sot"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Sot"tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sottishly — adverb see sottish … New Collegiate Dictionary
sottishly — See sottish. * * * … Universalium
sottishly — adverb in a sottish manner … Wiktionary
sottishly — adv. like a drunkard … English contemporary dictionary
sottishly — sot·tish·ly … English syllables
sottishly — adverb in a sottish manner • Derived from adjective: ↑sottish … Useful english dictionary
sottish — sottishly, adv. sottishness, n. /sot ish/, adj. 1. stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken. 2. given to excessive drinking. 3. pertaining to or befitting a sot. [1560 70; SOT + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
sottish — adjective Date: 1583 resembling a sot ; drunken; also doltish, stupid • sottishly adverb • sottishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sottishness — See sottishly. * * * … Universalium
sottish — /ˈsɒtɪʃ/ (say sotish) adjective 1. stupefied, as with drink. 2. given to excessive drinking. 3. relating to or befitting a sot. {sot + t + ish1} –sottishly, adverb –sottishness, noun …
