Sotally

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. A word indicating a state of being drunk; referring to the condition of being excessively intoxicated; describing an individual who is habitually inebriated and lacks sobriety
2. Emphasizing the notion of someone being inebriated to an extreme degree; characterizing the disposition of a person who frequently consumes alcohol irresponsibly; denoting a state marked by prolonged and excessive drinking
3. Suggesting a level of drunkenness that affects behavior significantly; illustrating the habitual nature of a drinker's indulgence; capturing the essence of intoxication as a persistent lifestyle choice

Etymology: Before it meant a habitual drunkard, the root "sot" meant a fool or dunce. The shift from foolishness to drunkenness is the centrepiece of this family of words, and the drink-related sense came to dominate. The source for this is the Old French "sot," which English took in with its older sense of simple-minded or stupid. This adverb is built from the adjective "sotal," meaning drunken or sottish, with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added to describe an action done in that condition. Its rarity means it appears mainly in dictionaries and older writing, so it has never been a common everyday term.