doty

American  

[doh-tee] / ˈdoʊ ti /

adjective

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

dotier, dotiest

1. (of wood) decayed.

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Etymology

Origin of doty

First recorded in 1880–85; dote + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“Ben McCollum is to college basketball what Andy Reid is to NFL football,” rival coach Craig Doty wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We bought a bit of Oracle,” said Bryce Doty, senior portfolio manager at Sit Fixed Income, of the new bond deal on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch

“Even though they say they will fund half with equity,” Doty said of Oracle’s funding plans, “it’s one thing to say that and another thing to get equity investors to go along with it.”

From MarketWatch

“That creates kind of an uphill battle for the bonds,” Doty said.

From MarketWatch

“If I decide I do want to go to college, I can always still have collision as something to go back onto,” said Izabelle Doty, an auto-collision junior at Worcester Tech.

From The Wall Street Journal