Sottish (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sottish revelers stumbled out of the bar, laughing and shouting loudly.
- His sottish behavior at the wedding reception was a major embarrassment to his family.
- The sottish poet was known for his love of fine wine and whiskey, which often fueled his creative writing.
- After a night of heavy drinking, the sottish student struggled to make it to his 8am lecture on time.
- The sottish atmosphere of the tavern was palpable, with patrons clinking mugs and singing rowdy songs.