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Recent Examples of sottish 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sottish
Adjective
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The data, which is from the past three years and from LendingTree’s proprietary database, includes recent traffic incidents and violations such as accidents, drunken driving arrests and speeding tickets.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy, savory filling and pan-fried to perfection.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, fried chicken, instant ramen, soda, and chips share a certain inherent junkiness.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • An in-use wiping cloth should still be wet and somewhat clean from being in a sanitizing solution when at rest.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Both studies found benefit for patients with impaired heart function.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ondansetron, doxylamine and corticosteroids were rated as the most helpful medications, but many respondents reported side effects such as constipation, sedation and impaired cognition.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Observing it again would essentially require a blind search.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Dong-hwan also begins to suspect that his father, Yeong-gyu — a blind man who overcame his disability to raise him and become a master artisan — may be guarding secrets of his own.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Sottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sottish. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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