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besotted

1 8.2

Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly

adjective
/bɪˈsɑːtɪd/

Archaic

: ebrio

She wobbled her way home, clearly besotted from the wine tasting.

Examples

After several rounds at the bar, he stumbled out, completely besotted.
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

drunken

vsbesotted

163 2.8

Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely

is more specifically about an individual's strong alcohol effect

intoxicated

vsbesotted

NSFW

55 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

is limited to alcohol and stresses strong alcohol effect

drunk

vsbesotted

38 3.0

Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly

is the more general everyday term for strong alcohol effect

loaded

vsbesotted

Informal

31 8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the general strong alcohol effect in more formal terms

inebriated

vsbesotted

Formal

15 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a more informal way to describe the same alcohol effect

soaked

vsbesotted

Informal

14 8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is strongly affected by alcohol but not always extremely so

plastered

vsbesotted

Informal

13 8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is about strong alcohol effect but may not imply helplessness

tight

vsbesotted

Archaic

12 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the modern neutral term for strong alcohol effect

smashed

vsbesotted

Slang

6 8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is strongly affected by alcohol but not always extremely so

blind drunk

vsbesotted

Informal

5 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

is about strong alcohol effect but may not remove awareness

blotto

vsbesotted

Archaic

4 9.9

Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly

is strongly affected by alcohol but may allow some functioning

sloshed

vsbesotted

Informal

4 9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is neutral rather than informal, stressing strong alcohol effect

cockeyed

vsbesotted

Archaic

4 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the general strong alcohol effect without disorientation

soused

vsbesotted

Informal

3 9.0

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is about being strongly affected by alcohol rather than degree

pissed

vsbesotted

3 9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is a neutral term for strong alcohol effect rather than slang

pie-eyed

vsbesotted

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is a neutral description of strong alcohol effect rather than slang

sozzled

vsbesotted

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is about strong alcohol effect without the marked excess

squiffy

vsbesotted

Slang

1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

is used for a clear strong effect rather than variable degrees

fuddled

vsbesotted

Archaic

1 9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is about strong alcohol effect without stressing confusion

crocked

vsbesotted

Slang

1 9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is strongly affected but can be less visibly impaired

stiff

vsbesotted

Slang

1 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a plain description of strong alcohol effect without slang tone

pixilated

vsbesotted

Archaic

1 9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is strong alcohol effect without implying odd behavior

slopped

vsbesotted

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is strongly affected but not necessarily to extreme levels

Antonyms

sober

286 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

wasted

NSFW

94 8.4

hammered

Slang

28 8.4

besotted

Archaic

1 8.2

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

24 4.8

Surface Forms

besotted positive

Morphology

besotted = besot (semi-transparent) = be + sot + ed

The suffix '-ed' is used to form the adjective from the verb 'besot', indicating a state of being.

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.