Besottedness
intoxicated; drunk:
We found him besotted with wine.
infatuated or obsessed: a besotted mom and her new baby;
They had one date and he was utterly besotted.
Historical Examples
The Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson
The Infant’s Skull Eugne Sue
adjective
stupefied with drink; intoxicated
infatuated; doting
foolish; muddled
adj.
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