besotted

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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

My source remembers vividly that Mojtaba was totally besotted with the apocalypse and was also just a very shrewd, intelligent guy.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The film would attract a "whole new generation of people" who had not yet read the book but were "completely besotted" after seeing the film, he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

I was immediately besotted by the band’s hookiness, the way their songs felt both precise and slightly feral.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

The police were already wondering if the painting had been stolen by a besotted visitor.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day