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Drunken vs Sot - What's the difference?

drunken | sot |

As verbs the difference between drunken and sot

is that drunken is form of Alternative past participle|drink|lang=en while sot is to drink until one becomes drunk.

As an adjective drunken

is drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

As a noun sot is

stupid person; fool.

drunken

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
  • * "What'll we do with the drunken sailor, ..."
    • drunken''' noodles; '''drunken''' duck; '''drunken fried rice

    Synonyms

    * drunk; see also

    Derived terms

    * drunken noodles

    Verb

    (head)
    • English adjectives ending in -en ----

    sot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) stupid person; fool
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
    • Remember / First to possess his books; for without them / He's but a sot , as I am
  • * Oldham
    • In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, / And reverence some deified Baboon.
  • drunkard
  • * Roscommon
    • Every sign / That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.

    Derived terms

    * sottish

    Verb

  • To drink until one becomes drunk
  • To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
  • * Dryden
    • I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted .

    Derived terms

    * sotted

    Anagrams

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