"doty" meaning in English

See doty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dotier [comparative], dotiest [superlative]
Etymology: From dote + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dote|y}} dote + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} doty (comparative dotier, superlative dotiest)
  1. (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged Categories (topical): Carpentry Synonyms (suffering from rot): doaty, dotey
    Sense id: en-doty-en-adj-QKknaY6M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'suffering from rot': 95 5
  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
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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      "sense": "suffering from rot",
      "word": "dotey"
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