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besotted Adjective 1. having an irrational passion for a person or thing 2. stupefied with alcohol
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besotted adjective infatuated, charmed, captivated, beguiled, doting, smitten, bewitched, bowled over (informal) spellbound, enamoured, hypnotized, swept off your feet How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That what we falsely call a religious cry is easily raised by men who have no religion, and who in their daily practice set at nought the commonest principles of right and wrong; that it is begotten of intolerance and persecution; that it is senseless, besotted, inveterate and unmerciful; all History teaches us. Much did I wonder that so good a knight as Brian de Bois-Guilbert seemed so fondly besotted on the charms of this female, whom I received into this house merely to place a bar betwixt their growing intimacy, which else might have been cemented at the expense of the fall of our valiant and religious brother. Watching her gravely, he asked himself why he had been so besotted with passion for her. |
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