doited

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adjective

Afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility

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senile
OriginMiddle English doten →
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Meanings

adjectivedoited (comparative more doited, superlative most doited)

comparative more doited · superlative most doited

  1. ScotlandAfflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility

    One man only worked on the place, a doited lad who had long been a charge to the parish, and who had not the sense to fear danger or the wit to understand it.

    1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

    Synonyms: senile

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAfflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility

Similar
senile

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdoten
  2. Middle Englishdoten
  3. Englishdoited

Inherited from Middle English doten (“to behave foolishly”).

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