Sottish

Sottish
Sottish Sot"tish, a. [From {Sot}.] Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken. [1913 Webster]

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]


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  • sottish — adjective Date: 1583 resembling a sot ; drunken; also doltish, stupid • sottishly adverb • sottishness noun …   New Collegiate 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

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  • sottish — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inebriated, intoxicated, soused; see drunk …   English dictionary for students

  • sottish — sot·tish || sÉ‘tɪʃ / sÉ’t adj. very drunk; tending to drink to excess; characteristic of a drunkard …   English contemporary dictionary

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