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sottishly, adv.|ˈsɒtɪʃlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a sottish manner.
1566Drant Horace, Sat. ii. i. E viij, They say that I am subiecte vnto drinke, And shotishely vppon excesse, laye out what so I thynke. 1589G. Harvey Pierce's Super. i. Wks. (Grosart) II. 7, I am none of those, that..sottishly hugge theire owne babyes. 1629Massinger Picture iii. v, I am not So sottishly credulous to believe the devil Hath that way power. 1691Hartcliffe Virtues p. xviii, He breaths short Sighs often, sleeps seldom, till he dyes as sottishly, as he lived. 1702Eng. Theophrastus 274 A man of parts may love indiscreetly but not sottishly. 1828–32Webster, Stupidly, with extreme dullness;..sottishly. |