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besotted
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besotted
(adjective)
besotted
/bɪ
ˈ
sɑːtəd/
adjective
besotted
/bɪ
ˈ
sɑːtəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BESOTTED
[
more besotted; most besotted
]
:
loving someone or something so much that you cannot think clearly
her
besotted
lover
He was completely
besotted
with/by her. [=infatuated with her]
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