besotted
1Besotted — Be*sot ted, a. Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied. Besotted devotion. Sir W. Scott. {Be*sot ted*ly}, adv. {Be*sot ted*ness}, n. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
2besotted — pp. adj. from BESOT (Cf. besot) …
3besotted — infatuated, *fond, insensate Analogous words: fatuous, asinine, foolish, silly, *simple: *drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated: *stupid, slow, dull, dense, crass Contrasted words: sensible, sane, *wise, judicious, prudent: * …
4besotted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ strongly infatuated. ORIGIN from obsolete besot «make foolishly affectionate», from SOT(Cf. ↑sottish) …
5besotted — be|sot|ted [ bı satəd ] adjective so attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them: The band is used to receiving hundreds of letters daily from besotted fans. besotted with: He was obviously besotted with her …
6besotted — UK [bɪˈsɒtɪd] / US [bɪˈsɑtəd] adjective so attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them The band is used to receiving hundreds of letters daily from besotted fans. besotted with: He was obviously besotted with her …
7Besotted — Besot Be*sot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besotting}.] To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate. [1913 Webster] Fools besotted with their crimes. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …
8besotted — be|sot|ted [bıˈsɔtıd US bıˈsa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sot to cause to appear stupid (14 17 centuries), from sot stupid person (11 18 centuries); SOT] be besotted (with sb/sth) to love or want someone or something so much that you cannot… …
9besotted — [[t]bɪsɒ̱tɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly. He became so besotted with her that even his children were forgotten. Syn:… …
10besotted — adjective be besotted (with) to love or want someone or something so much that you cannot think or behave sensibly: He s completely besotted with her …
