besotted
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She also admitted to being " besotted" by Shakespeare's sonnets: "I just love them."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The besotted “Dive” would make anyone swoon into whatever arms will have them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mr. Paul and his collaborators are clearly besotted lovers as well as knowledgeable students of the musicals they are spoofing, so the evening’s spirit is exuberantly affectionate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The dread comes from fears of a reinterpretation of John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning books, collectively known as “The Forsyte Saga,” to suit an audience besotted with “Bridgerton” and other sensual period adaptations.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
I like this word besotted, suggestive as it is of sogginess, soppiness, flies drunk on syrup.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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