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besotted
[bih-sot-id]
adjective
infatuated or obsessed.
The besotted mom showed off pictures of her new baby.
They had one date and he was utterly besotted.
intoxicated; drunk.
We found him besotted with wine.
besotted
/ ɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
stupefied with drink; intoxicated
infatuated; doting
foolish; muddled
Other Word Forms
- besottedly adverb
- besottedness noun
Example Sentences
A man apparently so besotted with his faith, he managed to grab a few awkward minutes with Pope Francis before the poor guy could shuffle off the mortal coil.
Her outrageous request is granted after she dances the dance of the seven veils for her besotted stepfather, in a play that careens into multiple taboos under biblical cover.
Like so many Americans of a certain class and character, he’s besotted with the British royal family and insisted, in defiance of all available evidence, that he was good friends with the late Queen Elizabeth.
"Kissing me under the indigo / I begged for the morning sun not to rise / Oh, what a beautiful starry night," she sings, totally besotted, on the ballad Indigo.
Then, as now, they're an exceptionally cute couple – tender and funny and clearly besotted with one another.
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