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as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol
you could smell the whiskey on her sottish aunt's breath from a block away!
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as in drunk
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
a comic actor who frequently played the sottish curmudgeon
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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.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017
David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017
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Sarah Boone Found Guilty of Suffocating Boyfriend to Death by Leaving Him Inside Zipped Suitcase Boone claimed the two were playing a drunken game of hide-and-seek.KC Baker, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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The night unraveled into a drunken game of William Tell, with Vollmer daring her husband to shoot a whiskey glass off the top of her head.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
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The two circle one another for the film’s first half, surrounded by a levity-providing supporting cast of drunk expats living south of the border that features Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga and, in an early, raw love scene, singer Omar Apollo.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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The superintendent of a Long Island school district was arrested Sunday night and charged with driving drunk in a serious crash in Suffolk County.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
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But the Warehouse District opening that likely excited the city’s residents the most was the November 8 opening of Willie Mae’s NOLA, the relocated and renamed temple of fried chicken, following the fire two years ago that closed its original Tremé location Willie Mae’s Scotch House.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee, known for its fried chicken, plans to open its first Oregon location in Hillsboro early next year.Meira Gebel, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Judging Panel described the Reposado as expressing: A smooth mouthfeel with mellow, slightly spiced notes of green agave, earthy wet stone, and black pepper, while hints of caramel, cooked agave, honey, tobacco, and cherry add complexity, rounded out by a subtle oak finish.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Airwrap is designed to work best on wet or damp hair—that's what Dyson itself recommends.Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.David Chiu, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Down in the garden, dead cornstalks made a pleasant rattling sound in the cold wind, for all the world like the dry rushes of a duck blind rustling in the darkness of an overcast November morning.Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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That might explain why the Portland-via-Fort Lauderdale post-hardcore band performs with such extemporaneous vigor on Deep Sage, thrashing and flailing in a release of anger that trades blind rage for determined revenge.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Sottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sottish. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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