sottish

English

Etymology

From sot +‎ -ish.

Adjective

sottish (comparative more sottish, superlative most sottish)

alcoholic, drinking heavily
drunk
foolish, stupid, senseless
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Jeremiah 4:22:
  
  For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
- 1914, James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners:
  Gabriel strove to restrain himself from breaking out into brutal language about the sottish Malins and his pound.

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