doited
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of doited
1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots), apparently a form of Middle English doted, past participle of doten to dote
Example Sentences
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Whaur wad this doited pairish find A man wi' sic a powerfu' mind?
From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Violet Jacob
An' now, 'bout my marriage they 'll clatter, An' Geordie, puir fallow, they ca' An auld doited hav'rel,—nae matter, He 'll keep me aye brankin an' braw.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers
They went their ways, agreeing that the woman was doited.
From News from the Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
You’ve been dinging me doited about that eldership, and we’ll play for’t.
From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
"Sairs me richt for argey-bargeyin' wi' a doited cratur that canna see a thing that's as plen's a pikestaff," he says, efter he had gotten his nose blawn.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
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