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sottish

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

alcoholic, drinking heavily

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

drunk

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

foolish, stupid, senseless

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bibulous fellow
  • a bibulous evening
  • his boozy drinking companions
  • thick boozy singing
  • a drunken binge
  • two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
  • sottish behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bibulous, boozy, drunken

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sot Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English sottish From sot + -ish.