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SOTTED
Verb
sotted
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sot
Adjective
sotted (comparative more sotted, superlative most sotted)
Stupefied, especially with liquor.
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• dotest
Source: Wiktionary
Sot"ted,
Definition: a. & p. p. of Sot. Befooled; deluded; besotted. [Obs.] "This sotted priest." Chaucer.
SOT
Sot, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. sottus; of unknown origin, cf. Ir. sotal pride, soithir proud, or Chald. & NHeb. shoten foolish.]
1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. [Obs.] outh. In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down, And reverence some dOldham.
2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. "A brutal sot." Granville. Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty wine. Roscommon.
Sot, a.
Definition: Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. [Obs.] "Rich, but sot." Marston.
Sot, v. t.
Definition: To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [R.] I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. Dryden.
Sot, v. i.
Definition: To tipple to stupidity. [R.] Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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