"doty" meaning in English

See doty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dotier [comparative], dotiest [superlative]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 54 46 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, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dotiness Related terms: dotty, doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English
Categories (other): English_2-syllable_words Disambiguation of English_2-syllable_words: 0 0

Inflected forms

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