doited

American  

[doi-tid, -tit] / ˈdɔɪ tɪd, -tɪt /

adjective

Scot.

1. childish or feeble-minded, especially because of advanced age; senile.

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doited British  

/ ˈdɔɪtɪt, ˈdɔɪtɪd /

adjective

1. foolish or childish, as from senility

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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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doited

Nay, never look doited, man," he added, laughing, "I bring nae charges against you.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

I am a havering and doited old woman," she announced with great decision, "and no one takes any notice of what I say or do.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

Douce Davie Deans, the auld doited whig body's daughter, in a gipsy's barn, and the night setting in?

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Scott, Walter, Sir

I have not forgot that, lad, for 'twas Cracky Jones lay there, with his face thin and shrunk, yet all the doited look gone out of it.

From Moonfleet by Falkner, John Meade

Then she rambled on to the Days that were gone, the good old Days, & so to the Days before the Flood—which plainly showed her old head to be little better than crazed & doited.

From A Masque of Days From the Last Essays of Elia: Newly Dressed & Decorated by Crane, Walter