dotishadj.

Brit.

/ˈdəʊtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdoʊdɪʃ/

Forms: see dote n.¹ and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < dote n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Now Caribbean.

Foolish, stupid, silly; lacking sense or judgement; having one's mental faculties impaired, esp. by old age.

ΘΚΠ

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

sickc1340

dottlec1390

doting1489

dotish1509

feeble-minded1534

weak-brained1535

silly1568

fondish1579

lean-witted1597

soft1621

weaka1661

touched1697

muzzy-headed1798

defective1825

wanting1839

half-baked1842

dotty1860

knock-kneed1865

lean-minded1867

doddering1871

weak-minded1883

ninepence in the shilling1889

barmy1892

drippy1952

dipshit1968

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xli^v Than comys in an other with his dotysshe brayne.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. iii. f. 25^v I beleeue he was a gentleman..but in this dotishe simplicity, he shewed hymselfe as very a clowne.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 639 A mad dotish fellow.

1725 New Dict. Heraldry 52 Some [fowls]..are Simple, but others Subtile;..some Docible, some Dotish and Indocible.

1831 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 377 The tongue, as in dotish forgetfulness, maunders low, longwinded, and speaks not the word intended, but another.

1909 14th Ann. Rep. Illinois Farmers' Inst. 270 I have seen men..changed from dotish, unthinking exploiters of soil and cattle, to wide awake, earnest students.

1952 R. de Boissière Crown Jewel xxix. 203 Listen to the dotish ole men.

1980 Court Rec. (Tobago) in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) (at cited word) Maureen..come telling me why I ain't shut my dotish mouth.

2018 @caressable_ 2 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'd be cussing ppl when they give a dotish answer.

Derivatives

ˈdotishness n. foolishness, stupidity, silliness.

ΘΚΠ

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

frailtyc1384

doting1440

barrenness1552

dottry1576

dotishness1598

feeble-mindedness1619

unfurniture1640

ungiftedness1647

flaccidity1778

weak-mindedness1854

flabbiness1883

touchedness1883

dottiness1885

barminess1896

dodderingness1915

moronism1922

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Bambolità, childishnes, dotishnes.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 272 A great piece of dotishness and stupidity.

1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways 46 That dunce..who only rose above the heads of men by vanity and dotishness?

1991 Trinidad Guardian 27 Oct. 20 Look at how much women take all kind of dotishness from all kind ah man.

2018 @KCaton04 14 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Sometimes ize really be fed up of myself and my dotishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dotish
释义	dotishadj. Brit. /ˈdəʊtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdoʊdɪʃ/ Forms: see dote n.¹ and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < dote n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Now Caribbean. Foolish, stupid, silly; lacking sense or judgement; having one's mental faculties impaired, esp. by old age. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] sickc1340 dottlec1390 doting1489 dotish1509 feeble-minded1534 weak-brained1535 silly1568 fondish1579 lean-witted1597 soft1621 weaka1661 touched1697 muzzy-headed1798 defective1825 wanting1839 half-baked1842 dotty1860 knock-kneed1865 lean-minded1867 doddering1871 weak-minded1883 ninepence in the shilling1889 barmy1892 drippy1952 dipshit1968 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xli^v Than comys in an other with his dotysshe brayne. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. iii. f. 25^v I beleeue he was a gentleman..but in this dotishe simplicity, he shewed hymselfe as very a clowne. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 639 A mad dotish fellow. 1725 New Dict. Heraldry 52 Some [fowls]..are Simple, but others Subtile;..some Docible, some Dotish and Indocible. 1831 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 377 The tongue, as in dotish forgetfulness, maunders low, longwinded, and speaks not the word intended, but another. 1909 14th Ann. Rep. Illinois Farmers' Inst. 270 I have seen men..changed from dotish, unthinking exploiters of soil and cattle, to wide awake, earnest students. 1952 R. de Boissière Crown Jewel xxix. 203 Listen to the dotish ole men. 1980 Court Rec. (Tobago) in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) (at cited word) Maureen..come telling me why I ain't shut my dotish mouth. 2018 @caressable_ 2 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'd be cussing ppl when they give a dotish answer. Derivatives ˈdotishness n. foolishness, stupidity, silliness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [noun] frailtyc1384 doting1440 barrenness1552 dottry1576 dotishness1598 feeble-mindedness1619 unfurniture1640 ungiftedness1647 flaccidity1778 weak-mindedness1854 flabbiness1883 touchedness1883 dottiness1885 barminess1896 dodderingness1915 moronism1922 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Bambolità, childishnes, dotishnes. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 272 A great piece of dotishness and stupidity. 1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways 46 That dunce..who only rose above the heads of men by vanity and dotishness? 1991 Trinidad Guardian 27 Oct. 20 Look at how much women take all kind of dotishness from all kind ah man. 2018 @KCaton04 14 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Sometimes ize really be fed up of myself and my dotishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1509
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