"doty" meaning in English

See doty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dotier [comparative], dotiest [superlative], doaty [alternative], dotey [alternative], doaty [alternative], dotey [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doty From dote + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dote|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doty [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "doty", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="doty"> From dote + -y., {{ety|en|:af|dote|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y 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
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  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 entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 17 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 33 40 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 24 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 12 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 37 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dotiness Related terms: dotty, doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English

Noun

Forms: doties [plural], doaty [alternative], dotey [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doty From dote + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dote|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doty [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "doty", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="doty"> From dote + -y., {{ety|en|:af|dote|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dote Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doty From dote + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} doty (plural doties)
  1. (now Ireland) A darling, a loved one. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-doty-en-noun-Re5FDwc5 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 17 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 33 40 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 24 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 12 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 37 31

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "-y",
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    ],
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      "-y",
      "-y#English:_diminutive"
    ],
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      "dote",
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    ],
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    ]
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish dote\nProto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-\nProto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī\nOld English -iġ\nMiddle English -y\nEnglish -y\nEnglish doty\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-i\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"-iġ\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-y\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-y\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"doty\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"doty\">\nFrom dote + -y.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish dote\nProto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-\nProto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī\nOld English -iġ\nMiddle English -y\nEnglish -y\nEnglish doty\nFrom dote + -y.",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish dote\nProto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-\nProto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī\nOld English -iġ\nMiddle English -y\nEnglish -y\nEnglish doty\nFrom dote + -y.",
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      "form": "doties",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doaty",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "dotey",
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      ]
    }
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      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              83,
              88
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 11: Sirens]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 250:",
          "text": "I looked so simple in the cradle they named me simple Simon. —You must have been a doaty, Miss Douce made answer.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A darling, a loved one."
      ],
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        "(now Ireland) A darling, a loved one."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "doty"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    }
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    ],
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    {
      "form": "dotier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dotiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doaty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dotey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doaty",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "dotey",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dotty"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "http://books.google.com/books?id=vAr2T4Bh7nkC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146"
      ],
      "word": "doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English"
    }
  ],
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        "en:Carpentry"
      ],
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        }
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        "Suffering from rot, or waterlogged"
      ],
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        "(carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged"
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        "business",
        "carpentry",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "American English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Senile; in one's dotage"
      ],
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        [
          "Senile",
          "senile"
        ],
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          "dotage",
          "dotage"
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      ],
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        "(US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage"
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        "of a person"
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        "US",
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      ]
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  ],
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}

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