sottish

adjective

sot·​tish ˈsä-tish How to pronounce sottish (audio)
: resembling a sot : drunken
also : doltish, stupid
sottishly adverb
sottishness noun

Examples of sottish in a Sentence

you could smell the whiskey on her sottish aunt's breath from a block away! a comic actor who frequently played the sottish curmudgeon
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So long as those parties retained their strength and credibility, the loud-mouthery of its sottish president could be winced at, but need not inspire much worry. David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sottish was in 1583

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“Sottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sottish. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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