doiteredadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɔɪtəd/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɪdərd/, Scottish English

/ˈdɔɪtərd/, Irish English

/ˈdɒɪtərd/

Forms: see doiter v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doiter v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < doiter v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier dottered adj.

Scottish, Irish English (chiefly northern), and English regional (northern).

Having diminished mental faculties, esp. as a result of old age; confused, muddled. Also: physically debilitated by old age; infirm, decrepit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > senile

doteda1375

dotardc1405

dotterel1577

dotardly1632

doitereda1790

doitrified1808

doitering1828

gaga1920

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > decrepit or senile

decrepit?a1500

wintry1579

superannated1605

superannate1608

superannuated1616

superannuate1647

doitereda1790

doitering1828

rickety1841

senile1847

nodded1887

geriatric1968

a1790 A. Macdonald Misc. Wks. (1791) 91 Doiter'd, in the dumps, alane, Musing on matters past and gane.

1824 European Mag. Apr. 330/1 I could weel excuse auld doiter'd hags for gie'ing themselves up to the deil.

1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold III. xiv. 187 In his slow doitered way he looked round.

1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song 37 Then up he'd get on the platform, the doitered old fool, and recite Weeeee, sss-leek-ed, ccccccowering timrous beastie or such-like poem and it was fair agony to hear him.

1987 S. H. Bell Across Narrow Sea i. 2 He had half-feared, half-hoped, that someone would ride after him. But who was fit to do that—his doitert brother, his father, that shambling sodden old man?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doitered
释义	doiteredadj. Brit. /ˈdɔɪtəd/, U.S. /ˈdɔɪdərd/, Scottish English /ˈdɔɪtərd/, Irish English /ˈdɒɪtərd/ Forms: see doiter v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doiter v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < doiter v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier dottered adj. Scottish, Irish English (chiefly northern), and English regional (northern). Having diminished mental faculties, esp. as a result of old age; confused, muddled. Also: physically debilitated by old age; infirm, decrepit. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] > senile doteda1375 dotardc1405 dotterel1577 dotardly1632 doitereda1790 doitrified1808 doitering1828 gaga1920 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > decrepit or senile decrepit?a1500 wintry1579 superannated1605 superannate1608 superannuated1616 superannuate1647 doitereda1790 doitering1828 rickety1841 senile1847 nodded1887 geriatric1968 a1790 A. Macdonald Misc. Wks. (1791) 91 Doiter'd, in the dumps, alane, Musing on matters past and gane. 1824 European Mag. Apr. 330/1 I could weel excuse auld doiter'd hags for gie'ing themselves up to the deil. 1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold III. xiv. 187 In his slow doitered way he looked round. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song 37 Then up he'd get on the platform, the doitered old fool, and recite Weeeee, sss-leek-ed, ccccccowering timrous beastie or such-like poem and it was fair agony to hear him. 1987 S. H. Bell Across Narrow Sea i. 2 He had half-feared, half-hoped, that someone would ride after him. But who was fit to do that—his doitert brother, his father, that shambling sodden old man? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1790
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