besotted
- adjective
- /bɪˈsɑːtɪd/
- Archaic
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- She wobbled her way home, clearly besotted from the wine tasting.
Examples
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After several rounds at the bar, he stumbled out, completely besotted.
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He took another sip of champagne, turned unsteadily, then, swiveling the upper extremity of his besotted body back toward us, made a rather eloquent motion for us to follow.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the dim light of the party, many guests appeared besotted by the amount of champagne they had consumed.
Synonyms
168
2.8
Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely
56
3.0
Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly
44
4.2
Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs
12
9.9
Very drunk after drinking too much
8
6.5
To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
8
9.6
Very drunk after drinking too much
3
9.9
Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly
3
7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
1
9.7
Very drunk after drinking too much
1
9.0
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
1
9.9
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
1
9.5
Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally
1
9.9
A little drunk after drinking alcohol
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk after drinking too much
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk and cannot walk straight
So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly
Very drunk and confused after drinking too much
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
Antonyms
How Drunk
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word besotted comes from be- + sot, where sot meant 'a drunk person', so besotted originally meant 'made drunk' and is still used today for someone very drunk.