Besotted
[bi'sɔtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Besot
(a.) Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Intoxicated, steeped, stupefied, drunk, drenched, doltish, gross, prejudiced
ANT:Sober, temperate, clear, unbiased, unprejudiced, enlightened, refined
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Examples
- I almost think yon besotted skeleton spoke truth, and that the reluctance with which I part from thee hath something in it more than is natural. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It would be mere blind, besotted superstition. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You don't mean to say that besotted imperial France is any worse than bloody republican France? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Mattie