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doited

doited adjective: afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility.

Adjective

doited (comparative more doited, superlative most doited)

  1. (Scotland) Afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility
    • One man only worked on the place, a doited lad who had long been a charge to the parish, and who had not the sense to fear danger or the wit to understand it.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
    Synonyms:
    senile

Synonyms of doited

Forms of doited

comparativemore doited
superlativemost doited

Origin of doited

Inherited from Middle English doten (“to behave foolishly”).

Questions about doited

What does doited mean?
Doited means afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility.
What part of speech is doited?
Doited is an adjective.

Words near doited in the dictionary

  1. doissant
  2. doissants
  3. doisynoestrol
  4. doisynolic acid
  5. doit
  6. doited
  7. doiter
  8. doitered
  9. doitering
  10. doiters
  11. doiting

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