Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
doted , 1.
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- adjective Afflicted with
weak -mindedness , usually caused bysenility
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Ye old bletherin 'doited witch!" he said, "ye old –" His eloquence had not failed him, and Marg'ret, though a brave woman, who had taken these objurgations composedly enough on previous occasions, was altogether overwhelmed by the torrent of fiery words, and the red ferocious light in the eyes of the skeleton form in the bed.
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891
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“Here, ye auld doited deevil,” said Caleb, still exulting in his extrication from a dilemma which had seemed insurmountable;
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I hae nae wish to be drum-major; it were nae great things to be like the doited carle, Else-than-gude, as they call him; and, troth, he has nae his name for naething.
Lavengro 2004
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And then in truth the worthy magistrate waxed somewhat wroth; at first accusing Mr. Comyn of being credulously duped by some pawkie servant who owed him a grudge, and ending by setting him down as "clean daft, doited, and dazed by too mickle study," (and in his ire he had very nearly added, "too much toddy.")
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various
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The stupid auld fule had gotten that doited that he cam 'fleein' awa 'wi' the bell in his hand.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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He would jest with Miss Mary till she cried "The man's doited!" though she clearly liked it; to Gilian he began the narration of an unending series of campaign tales.
Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Neil Munro
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"That's no an umberell, you doited fule," says I. "That's the denner bell you've been fleein 'aboot wi' i 'your hand."
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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'Tis the puir doited loonie -- the mitherless bairn!
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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They 'll say I was doited, they' ll say I was fu ';
The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various
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You and Mr. James are awfully good to me, and I can put up with Mr. Morrison, though he's a doited old thing, and I like my work, but coming here in the morning and going home at night, day in and day out, it drives me crazy.
The Judge Rebecca West 1937
yarb commented on the word doited
So she cried honestly, "I'm so dull that I'll die. You and Mr. James are awfully good to me, and I can put up with Mr. Morrison, though he's a doited old thing, and I like my work, but coming here in the morning and going home at night, day in and day out, it drives me crazy."
- Rebecca West, The Judge, ii
July 10, 2009