- doddery
- [ʹdɒdərı] a
1. нетвёрдый на ногах, трясущийся2. редк. слабоумный; старчески болтливый
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doddery
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doddery — adj. same as {doddering[1]}. Syn: doddering, shaking, tottering, tottery. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doddery — adjective Doddering, trembly, shaky. That is not to say that he became a doddery old man mdash; far from it. He was just a bit thoughtful at times, and I would catch him looking at me pensively … Wiktionary
doddery — dod|dery [ˈdɔdəri US ˈda: ] adj BrE weak and not able to do things easily because of old age ▪ Some of the patients are a bit doddery … Dictionary of contemporary English
doddery — [[t]dɒ̱dəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is doddery walks in an unsteady way, especially because of old age … English dictionary
doddery — adjective informal weak and unable to walk properly or do things quickly because you are old or ill: Some of the patients are a bit doddery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doddery — doddering UK [ˈdɒdərɪŋ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪŋ] or doddery UK [ˈdɒdərɪ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪ] adjective shaking slightly when you are walking or moving, especially because you are old … English dictionary
doddery — dodder ► VERB ▪ be slow and unsteady. DERIVATIVES dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective. ORIGIN variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to DITHER(Cf. ↑dithery) … English terms dictionary
doddery — adjective Date: 1866 1. doddered 2 2. doddering … New Collegiate Dictionary
doddery — adj. tottery, unsteady, weak, feeble, frail, mentally or physically infirm due to old age … English contemporary dictionary
doddery — See doddering … Thesaurus of popular words
doddery — dod·dery … English syllables
