He became so besotted with her that even his children were forgotten.
English dictionary. 2008.
Besotted — Be*sot ted, a. Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied. Besotted devotion. Sir W. Scott. {Be*sot ted*ly}, adv. {Be*sot ted*ness}, n. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
besotted — pp. adj. from BESOT (Cf. besot) … Etymology dictionary
besotted — infatuated, *fond, insensate Analogous words: fatuous, asinine, foolish, silly, *simple: *drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated: *stupid, slow, dull, dense, crass Contrasted words: sensible, sane, *wise, judicious, prudent: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
besotted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ strongly infatuated. ORIGIN from obsolete besot «make foolishly affectionate», from SOT(Cf. ↑sottish) … English terms dictionary
besotted — be|sot|ted [ bı satəd ] adjective so attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them: The band is used to receiving hundreds of letters daily from besotted fans. besotted with: He was obviously besotted with her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
besotted — UK [bɪˈsɒtɪd] / US [bɪˈsɑtəd] adjective so attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them The band is used to receiving hundreds of letters daily from besotted fans. besotted with: He was obviously besotted with her … English dictionary
Besotted — Besot Be*sot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besotting}.] To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate. [1913 Webster] Fools besotted with their crimes. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
besotted — be|sot|ted [bıˈsɔtıd US bıˈsa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sot to cause to appear stupid (14 17 centuries), from sot stupid person (11 18 centuries); SOT] be besotted (with sb/sth) to love or want someone or something so much that you cannot… … Dictionary of contemporary English
besotted — adjective be besotted (with) to love or want someone or something so much that you cannot think or behave sensibly: He s completely besotted with her … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
besotted — adjective the poor boy is so obviously besotted with Miss O Toole Syn: infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, head over heels in love with, obsessed with; doting on, greatly enamored of; informal swept off one s feet by, crazy about, mad… … Thesaurus of popular words
