Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by or indicative of stupidity; stupid; infatuated.
- Made sottish by drink; stupefied by habitual intoxication.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
infatuated - adjective
intellectually ormorally blinded - adjective
intoxicated - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
besot .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very drunk
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Examples
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Are aliens voyeuristically studying a very small plot of earth, mainly a rain besotted suburban backyard and shed?
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How wretchedly are those intoxicated and besotted that suffer themselves at any time to be intoxicated, especially to be by the frequent commission of the sin besotted with wine or strong drink!
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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So wretchedly besotted is he that he takes his slothfulness to be his wisdom; he thinks it is his wisdom to make much of himself, and take all the ease he can get, and do no more in religion than he needs must, to avoid suffering, to sit still and see what other people do, that he may have the pleasure of finding fault with them.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Since when is saying you have met, know and like someone the same as being 'besotted' with them?
Patrick Mercer, who resigned today... Rachel 2007
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Now, haven't heard ya 'besotted' has won the Orange Prize?
In transit uknaija 2007
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You may be some kind of besotted seer who can see certain things, but you can't see everything!
Into the Thinking Kingdoms Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1999
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You may be some kind of besotted seer who can see certain things, but you can't see everything!
Into the Thinking Kingdoms Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1999
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He says that when the Londoners found the King 'besotted' with his favourites, they sent word to Queen Isabella that if she could land in England with
The History of London Walter Besant 1868
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Ms Marshall and other family members confronted the "besotted" Ms Fisicaro.
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Ms Marshall and other family members confronted the "besotted" Ms Fisicaro.
noele commented on the word besotted
this definition is sub-optimal
November 26, 2008