doty

adj — 2 senses

doty

adj

Etymology From dote + -y.

1

Business, Carpentry, Construction, Manufacturing Of wood Suffering from rot, or waterlogged

An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.1903, John Fox Jr., The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come:

2

US, Dialectal, Of a person Senile; in one's dotage

Derived terms: dotiness
Related terms: dotty, doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English

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