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as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol
you could smell the whiskey on her sottish aunt's breath from a block away!
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as in drunk
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
a comic actor who frequently played the sottish curmudgeon
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Recent Examples of sottish
So long as those parties retained their strength and credibility, the loud-mouthery of its sottish president could be winced at, but need not inspire much worry.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017
David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017
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But the dance party morphs into an intensely heated argument — complete with drunken insults and shattered glass — as the Owens sisters realize Angelov isn’t really gone.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Three decades on, recollections of the drunken antics and petty feuds that marked the Britpop scene may have faded, but the era’s style iconography—and of course the music—remains.Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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Both aim to improve handling, not that the MX-5 handled like a drunk camel in the first place.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But despite anecdotal reports of non-human animals appearing drunk after consuming ripe fruit or sugary substances, there's been very little research into its actual prevalence in the broader kingdom of life.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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For some real fortitude, the nasi lemak is a mix of crispy chicken served with jasmine rice, a dollop of fried egg, and spicy sambal sauce—a breakfast of champions.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
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Fried Chicken Sandwich With Chili Crisp Mayo The key elements in this sandwich are: soft sweet bun, mayonnaise mixed with something spicy, a flat boneless piece of fried chicken and some pickled vegetables.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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As anyone who has ever played in the rain can attest, everything about the ball feels differently as the leather gets wet.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prepare for wet weather, but a record-setting daily high temperature.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was also required to make a public safety announcement about the dangers of impaired driving.Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Starting in 2018, for example, Massachusetts Institute of Technology neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai and collaborators showed how impaired lipid processing in specific cell types harboring APOE4 alters them in ways that could cause disease.ByJocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
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How can so many in our government have turned a blind eye to this catastrophe?Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, Jones had most recently produced the 2014 documentary Keep on Keepin’ On, about jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and his mentorship of blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin.Jennifer Frederick, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Sottish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sottish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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