sottish
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sottish (comparative more sottish, superlative most sottish)
- alcoholic, drinking heavily
- drunk
- foolish, stupid, senseless
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (alcoholic): boozy, drunk
- (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
- (foolish): See Thesaurus:foolish or Thesaurus:stupid