sottishly
- adverb
- /ˈsɑːtɪʃli/
- Archaic
:
ebriamente
- He staggered sottishly down the street after the celebration.
Examples
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She eyed him disapprovingly as he behaved sottishly throughout the evening.
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Don't act sottishly in front of the guests!
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The guests laughed sottishly at even the simplest of jokes.
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He spoke sottishly after the party.
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He staggered sottishly down the street after the celebration.
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She eyed him disapprovingly as he behaved sottishly throughout the evening.
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The guests laughed sottishly at even the simplest of jokes.
Synonyms
28
2.8
In a way that shows poor judgment
24
3.0
In a way that shows bad judgment or not being smart
7
5.0
In a way that shows a person is not steady after drinking too much alcohol
3
6.3
In a very foolish way that shows bad judgment
1
7.3
In a silly way that has no real purpose
1
6.4
In a silly, foolish way like a clown
1
6.1
In a way that shows you are a little drunk and unsteady
1
9.2
In a silly way that shows little understanding
1
7.5
Without thinking and showing little care for others
In a foolish way without much thought
In a foolish way to make people laugh
Behave in a silly, foolish way that seems a bit crazy
To act in a childish way
In a way that makes people laugh because it is silly
Antonyms
How Drunk
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sottishly comes from sot, an old word for 'a drunk or foolish person', plus the endings -ish ('like') and -ly ('in a way'). So, to act sottishly is to behave 'in a drunk or foolish way'.