Difference between Sottish and Drunk

What is the difference between Sottish and Drunk?

Sottish as an adjective is alcoholic, drinking heavily while Drunk as an adjective is in a state of intoxication after drinking alcoholic beverages.

Sottish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: alcoholic, drinking heavily drunk foolish, stupid, senseless

Drunk

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In a state of intoxication after drinking alcoholic beverages.(usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.A drunken state.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

Example sentence: Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

We hope you now know whether to use Sottish or Drunk in your sentence.

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