sottish

/'sɔtiʃ/

Thân thiện

A man exhibits sottish behavior after drinking too much at a tavern.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Foolish or stupid, especially as a result of excessive drinking: Describes a state of being mentally dull, senseless, or lacking good judgment, primarily due to habitual drunkenness.
   • Given to excessive drinking of alcohol; drunken: Describes a person who is frequently or habitually drunk.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • His sottish behavior at the party embarrassed his colleagues. (This describes foolish actions resulting from being drunk.)
  • The king was surrounded by sottish advisors who cared more for wine than wisdom. (This describes advisors who are habitually drunk and, therefore, foolish.)
  • After years of heavy drinking, he had developed a sottish appearance and demeanor. (This describes the physical and mental state characteristic of a chronic drunkard.)

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• The term sottish often carries a stronger connotation of habitual, chronic drunkenness leading to a degraded state, rather than a single instance of intoxication. It implies a lack of self-control and a resulting foolishness.
• It is a more literary or formal term than common synonyms like "drunk" or "tipsy."

Variants and Related Words

• Sottishly (adverb): In a sottish manner.
  • He grinned sottishly and slumped in his chair.
• Sottishness (noun): The quality or state of being sottish.
  • His career was ruined by sottishness.

Synonyms

• Bibulous: Fond of or addicted to drink.
• Boozing: Engaged in drinking alcohol, especially to excess.
• Drunken: Intoxicated with or as if with alcohol.
• Inebriated: Drunk; intoxicated.

Antonyms

• Abstemious: Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
• Sober: Not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
• Temperate: Showing moderation or self-restraint, especially in drinking alcohol.

Idioms and Phrases

• While there are no common idioms using the exact word sottish, the concept is related to idioms about drunkenness:
  • Drunk as a lord: Extremely drunk.
  • Under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
   • a bibulous fellow
   • a bibulous evening
   • his boozy drinking companions
   • thick boozy singing
   • a drunken binge
   • two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
   • sottish behavior

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bibulous
• boozy
• drunken