doddle

/ (ˈdɒdəl) /

noun

British informal something easily accomplished

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Lincolnesque

without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.

very high or tall; lofty.

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Words nearby doddle

dodd, dodder, doddered, doddering, doddie, doddle, dodds, doddy, dodeca-, dodecagon, dodecahedron

Word Origin for doddle

C20: perhaps from dodder (vb) to totter

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Example sentences from the Web for doddle

Morning talk shows should be a doddle for a President: softball questions easily answered with a platitude or three.
‘Michelle Will Not Run For Office’: Obama's Daytime TV Confessional|Lloyd Grove|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He could'nt hardly contrive to doddle home, and when he did he looked so tedious bad dat his wife sent for de doctor dirackly.
Highways & Byways in Sussex|E.V. Lucas
The master looked over his spectacles again at Doddle with an expression of unutterable amazement.
The Gorilla Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne
The master seemed perplexed, for Doddle was gazing at him with a look of mild self-satisfaction.
The Gorilla Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne

During a whole week the master tried by every means to get Doddle to learn something; but Doddle could learn nothing.
The Gorilla Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne