"doty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: dotier [comparative], dotiest [superlative], doaty [alternative], dotey [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dote English -y English doty From dote + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dote|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dote English -y English doty From dote + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} doty (comparative dotier, superlative dotiest)
  1. (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
    Sense id: en-doty-en-adj-QKknaY6M Categories (other): Carpentry, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 79 21 Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
  2. (US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-doty-en-adj-YnVaebE4 Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dotiness Related terms: dotty, doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English

Inflected forms

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