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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
  • They get wasted at a party and engage in a drunken brawl.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Naturally, no shortage of love triangles, drunken decisions, and roommate squabbles ensue — common comedy tropes that get turned on their heads by Waller-Bridge’s trademark offbeat, razor-sharp comedic instincts.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tsukahara was in the back of a Cybertruck when the driver who was drunk and had taken drugs smashed into a tree in a suburb of San Francisco, according to the suit.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • However, Joe proceeded to get blackout drunk at the pool party with the other couples, went back to nap in their room, and told Madison not to come with him.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Bring it all together: Transfer the fried chicken to the prepared baking sheet and top with the sauce, about ¼ cup of sauce per cutlet (reserve any extra sauce for serving), mozzarella cheese and remaining ¼ cup of parmesan cheese.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • They can be used in stir fry dishes, as well as fried rice, curry and soup and are found across much of Southeast Asia.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot to love about the Etronik weekender that fits up to three days’ worth of essentials, including all its handy separate compartments for dividing your clean and dirty (or wet and dry) clothes; plus, side and back-zipper pockets, too.
    Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • More information from the EEOC on disability discrimination against individuals who are blind or visually impaired is online here.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.
    Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The shutdown means the Fed will be partially flying blind with investors expecting the central bank's second rate cut of the year later this month and another decrease in December.
    Sean Conlon,Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The product can be purchased via blind auction starting Tuesday.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Sottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sottish. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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