Sottishness

Sottishness
Sottish Sot"tish, a. [From {Sot}.] Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken. [1913 Webster]

How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology! --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate. [1913 Webster] -- {Sot"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Sot"tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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