adjective
1. : characterized by a condition of blind doting affection : utterly fascinated : infatuated , obsessed
besotted with a dancing girl — W.E.Allen
seemed absolutely besotted about the damned woman — Agatha Christie
only the most besotted classicist would prefer the smell of ancient Athenians to the smell of his compatriots — Katharine F. Gerould
2.
a. : stupid , dull-witted, doltish , dazed , muddled
the empress was not so besotted as to take his … word for it — A.M.Young
half-starved and … frequently idle, besotted and fever-stricken — Van Wyck Brooks
his besotted confidence, his sober radiant face … made them uncomfortable — Willa Cather
b. : intoxicated or stupefied especially with drink
the besotted fool had been drinking steadily for weeks