besotted

be·sot  (b-st)

tr.v. be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting, be·sots

To muddle or stupefy, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.

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[be- + sot, to stupefy (from sot, fool; see sot) or from assot, to befool (from Old French assoter, from sot, foolish).]

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besotted [bɪˈsɒtɪd]

adj

1. stupefied with drink; intoxicated

2. infatuated; doting

3. foolish; muddled

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

besotted - very drunk                           blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, pissed, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, wet, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

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besotted

adjective infatuated, charmed, captivated, beguiled, doting, smitten, bewitched, bowled over (informal), spellbound, enamoured, hypnotized, swept off your feet He was completely besotted.

Translations

besotted [bɪˈsɒtɪd] ADJ

1. (= infatuated) he is besotted with her → anda loco por ella
they are besotted with love → están enamoradísimos

2. (= foolish) → atontado, entontecido

3. besotted with drink → embrutecido por la bebida

besotted [bɪˈsɒtɪd] adj (British) (= fervent) [fan, admirer, lover] → fervent(e)
besotted with [+ person] → entiché(e) de

besotted

adj

(= drunk) → berauscht (with von)

(= infatuated) → völlig vernarrt (→ with in +acc); (with idea) → berauscht (with von)

besotted [bɪˈsɒtɪd] adj besotted with sb → infatuato/a di qn