doiteringadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɔɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɪdərɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈdɔɪtərɪŋ/, Irish English

/ˈdɒɪtərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doiter v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < doiter v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier doitered adj., and also earlier doitrified adj., dottered adj.

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

Having diminished mental or physical faculties as a result of old age.

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

1828 J. Roby in Forget me Not 275 On almons-days,..some half-dozen doitering old bodies get a snatch at the broken meat.

1877 J. E. Jenkins Captain's Cabin xiv. 237 She'll be away with that young lord, looking after they doitering divorsees, as she calls them.

1951 J. Macleod Soviet Theatre Sketch Bk. xvi. 149 Little doitering old Joine with a wonderful seraphic peace in his ancient, unwrinkled, benign little face.

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

单词	doitering
释义	doiteringadj. Brit. /ˈdɔɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɔɪdərɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈdɔɪtərɪŋ/, Irish English /ˈdɒɪtərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doiter v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < doiter v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier doitered adj., and also earlier doitrified adj., dottered adj. Scottish, Irish English (chiefly northern), and English regional (northern). Now rare. Having diminished mental or physical faculties as a result of old age. 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 1828 J. Roby in Forget me Not 275 On almons-days,..some half-dozen doitering old bodies get a snatch at the broken meat. 1877 J. E. Jenkins Captain's Cabin xiv. 237 She'll be away with that young lord, looking after they doitering divorsees, as she calls them. 1951 J. Macleod Soviet Theatre Sketch Bk. xvi. 149 Little doitering old Joine with a wonderful seraphic peace in his ancient, unwrinkled, benign little face. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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