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dotiest

dotiest is the superlative form of doty.

Meaning of doty

Adjective

doty (comparative dotier, superlative dotiest)

  1. Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
    • An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.1903, John Fox Jr., The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
  2. (US, dialectal) Senile; in one's dotage

See all 3 meanings of doty

Questions about dotiest

What is dotiest the superlative form of?
Dotiest is the superlative form of doty.

Words near dotiest in the dictionary

  1. Dothrakis
  2. doti
  3. dotid
  4. dotids
  5. dotier
  6. dotiest
  7. dotiness
  8. doting
  9. doting over
  10. dotingly
  11. dotingness

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