What does besotten mean?
Besotten means Alternative form of besotted..
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/bɪˈsɒtn̩/ · adjective
Alternative form of besotted..
... may have wakened whatever still remained of the gallant and high-spirited Polish nature in this morose and besotten old Stuart.
It was painful for him to sit there, besotten and broken, and listen to others playing.
Playwright Marquis devises considerable fun with the vagaries of ignorant and besotten men in contact with an approachable countess and a haughty courtesan
Now, one's mind is immediately brought to trips to Mexico by thousands of drunken, drug-besotten teenagers for "spring break" ...
Use besotten when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Besotten means Alternative form of besotted..
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... may have wakened whatever still remained of the gallant and high-spirited Polish nature in this morose and besotten old Stuart.
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