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Sottishness

Sottish \Sot"tish\, a. [From Sot.] Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken.

How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology!
--Swift.

Syn: Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate. [1913 Webster] -- Sot"tish*ly, adv. -- Sot"tish*ness, n.

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sottishness

n. The state or condition of being sottish.

WordNet
sottishness
  1. n. stupefaction from drink

  2. lack of restraint in use of alcohol

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How many groundless opinions and absurd institutions have not received a general sanction from the sottishness and intemperance of individuals!