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.
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