English Explanatory Dictionary

besotted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of besot
adj
  1. Infatuated.
  2. Intellectually or morally blinded.
  3. Intoxicated, drunk.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈsɒtɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-besotted.wav /bɪˈsɑtɪd/

Word forms

besotted besotten more besotted most besotted

Etymology

From besot + -ed.

Synonyms

smitten taken besotted besotten bitten charmed enamored head over heels in love infatuated limerent love-struck loved-up lovesick sprung sweet on twitterpated Adrian Quist adrip aled up all mops and brooms arseholed a sheet in the wind a sheet in the wind's eye bedrunken befuddled beliquored bevvied bibacious bibulous binned bingoed bladdered blasted blewed blind blind drunk blitzed blocked blootered blottoed blue bollocksed bombed boozy bosky bottled Brahms Brahms and Liszt budgy bungalowed bungfu burlin' canned clobbered corned cocked cockeyed crapulous crocked

Derived words

besottedly besottedness unbesotted
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