† dotyadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard adj.¹, doted adj.¹Earlier currency is implied by doddypoll n. (compare α. forms at that entry, and also quot. a1500).

Obsolete.

Silly, foolish. Cf. doting adj.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

egedec1225

cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

aerwittec1275

sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

unwilya1300

nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

foltedc1390

peevishc1400

fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

daffish1470

insapientc1470

gucked?a1500

wanwittya1500

furious1526

insipient1528

seelya1529

dawish?1529

foolage1545

momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

follifulc1550

senseless1565

mopish1568

fondish1579

unsensiblea1586

fondly1587

dizzardly1594

follial1596

featlessc1598

fopperly1599

gowkeda1605

inept1604

simple1604

anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

datelessa1686

noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 169 Venus saw how sore y was bistad And to me seide where loke ye doty fon.

a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 287 Ale mak many a mane to haue a doty poll.

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

dotyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈdəʊti/, U.S.

/ˈdoʊdi/

Forms: 1800s– doaty, 1800s– doty, 1900s– dotey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dote v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard adj.², doted adj.², doting adj.²Any association with dot n.¹ is probably secondary.

Chiefly U.S. and English regional.

Of wood: having a spotted or speckled surface as a result of (fungal) disease. Hence (chiefly of wood): decaying, rotten; soft or spongy in texture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > specifically of timber

doty1821

foxed1847

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > decayed

druxy1589

dozed1776

punky1803

doty1821

pecky1848

dozy1872

punk1902

1821 J. Knowles Inq. Means taken preserve Brit. Navy i. 6 Doaty-timber is such as appears stained with yellow and black spots.

1883 Philadelphia Tel. 40 No. 44. 8 A log may be doty in places, and even hollow, and yet have..good timber in it.

1923 Proc. 32nd Ann. Convent. Amer. Railway Bridge & Building Assoc. 64 The decay developed five or six months after the stick was treated and before it had been placed in the structure. It was evidently doty when it was treated.

1974 W. Leeds Herefordshire Speech 59 The pears are dotey.

2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. ii. 51 One of the women..heaped doty wood on the coals to make smoke.

Derivatives

ˈdotiness n. now rare

ΚΠ

1878 Illustr. Carpenter & Builder 1 Feb. 71/2 ‘Doatiness’, probably ‘dottiness’, which is a spotted or speckled appearance like small stains in the wood.

1915 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 79 85 All timbers must be free from all defects that will impair their strength, such as rot, dotiness, or sponginess.

1946 R. V. Boughton New Carpenter & Joiner (1947) I. i. 10 The first symptoms of decay are shown by foxiness or doatiness, a yellow or reddish discoloration.

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

单词	doty
释义	† dotyadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard adj.¹, doted adj.¹Earlier currency is implied by doddypoll n. (compare α. forms at that entry, and also quot. a1500). Obsolete. Silly, foolish. Cf. doting adj.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 169 Venus saw how sore y was bistad And to me seide where loke ye doty fon. a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 287 Ale mak many a mane to haue a doty poll. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019). dotyadj.² Brit. /ˈdəʊti/, U.S. /ˈdoʊdi/ Forms: 1800s– doaty, 1800s– doty, 1900s– dotey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dote v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard adj.², doted adj.², doting adj.²Any association with dot n.¹ is probably secondary. Chiefly U.S. and English regional. Of wood: having a spotted or speckled surface as a result of (fungal) disease. Hence (chiefly of wood): decaying, rotten; soft or spongy in texture. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > specifically of timber doty1821 foxed1847 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > decayed druxy1589 dozed1776 punky1803 doty1821 pecky1848 dozy1872 punk1902 1821 J. Knowles Inq. Means taken preserve Brit. Navy i. 6 Doaty-timber is such as appears stained with yellow and black spots. 1883 Philadelphia Tel. 40 No. 44. 8 A log may be doty in places, and even hollow, and yet have..good timber in it. 1923 Proc. 32nd Ann. Convent. Amer. Railway Bridge & Building Assoc. 64 The decay developed five or six months after the stick was treated and before it had been placed in the structure. It was evidently doty when it was treated. 1974 W. Leeds Herefordshire Speech 59 The pears are dotey. 2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. ii. 51 One of the women..heaped doty wood on the coals to make smoke. Derivatives ˈdotiness n. now rare ΚΠ 1878 Illustr. Carpenter & Builder 1 Feb. 71/2 ‘Doatiness’, probably ‘dottiness’, which is a spotted or speckled appearance like small stains in the wood. 1915 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 79 85 All timbers must be free from all defects that will impair their strength, such as rot, dotiness, or sponginess. 1946 R. V. Boughton New Carpenter & Joiner (1947) I. i. 10 The first symptoms of decay are shown by foxiness or doatiness, a yellow or reddish discoloration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹c1450adj.²1821
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