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DODDERED Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. deprived of branches through age or decay; a doddered oak. 2. infirm, enfeebled. Word History Etymology probably alteration of dodded. www.merriam-webster.com
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DODDERED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · infirm; feeble. · (of a tree) having lost most of its branches owing to decay or age. Discover More. Word History and Origins. www.dictionary.com
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DODDERED definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
DODDERED definition: having lost its branches or top because of age, decay , etc. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English. www.collinsdictionary.com
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doddered
doddered, ppl. a. (ˈdɒdəd) [app. originally a deriv. of dod v.1 to poll or take the top off (a tree). It is not clear whether it was a contaminated form of dodded ‘polled’, or a mistaken spelling of doddard n., ‘doddered oak’ for ‘doddard oak’ (cf. pollard willow); while the matter is complicated by... Oxford English Dictionary
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doddered, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the adjective doddered is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for doddered is from 1684, in a translation by John Dryden, ... www.oed.com
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doddered - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Apparently originally a derivative of dod (“to poll or take the top off (a tree)”). It is not clear whether it was a contaminated form of dodded (“polled”) ... en.wiktionary.org
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doddard
† ˈdoddard Obs. rare. [app. f. dod v.1 to poll (trees) + -ard; the formation being parallel to poll-ard: cf. doddle n., dodderel in same sense. But it may have been merely a modification of dottard, dotard (found earlier in same sense) with fanciful assimilation to dod v.1 and its derivatives: see d... Oxford English Dictionary
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DODDERED Synonyms: 34 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for DODDERED: staggered, lurched, weaved, tottered, stomped, shuffled, waddled, rolled, reeled, stumbled. www.merriam-webster.com
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DODDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to move slowly and weakly, as if you might fall, especially because of being very old: dodder around Her grandmother lives with them, and still dodders around ... dictionary.cambridge.org
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"DODDERED": Weakened by age; senile, frail - OneLook
▸ adjective: Of a tree, usually an oak: having lost the top or branches, especially through age and decay. Similar: totter, coggle, waddle, toddle, paddle ... www.onelook.com
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Dodder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
When you dodder, you walk in a shaky or trembling way. You're most likely to see older people dodder, moving slowing and unsteadily. www.vocabulary.com
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DODDERED | Definition and Meaning - Lexicon Learning
Walked or moved unsteadily, often due to old age or weakness. e.g. The elderly woman doddered along the sidewalk, using her cane for support ... lexiconlearning.com
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dodderel
dodderel, -ril dial. [f. dod v.1: cf. doddered, also dotterel (in same sense).] (See quots.)1847–78 Halliwell, Dodderel, a pollard. Warw. 1881 Leicestersh. Gloss., Dodderil, a pollard tree. 1891 Rutland Gloss. s.v., The boundary is by yon old dodderil oak. Oxford English Dictionary
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dodder
dodder/ˈdɔdə(r); `dɑdɚ/ v[I, Ipr, Ip](infml 口) move or act in a shaky unsteady way, because of old age or weakness (因年老或体弱)步履不稳, 摇摇晃晃 He doddered down the street. 他踉踉跄跄沿街走去. dodder along, about, around, etc 颤颤悠悠地四处走动. 牛津英汉双解词典
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gruesome
gruesome, a. literary and dial. (ˈgruːsəm) Forms: 6, 8 growsome, 8 grousome, groosome, 9 (grausome), grewsome, gruesome. [f. grue v.1 + -some. Cf. MDu. grou-, grusaem, Du. gruwzaam = MHG. grû(we)sam (G. grausam), horrible, cruel, fierce, inhuman. App. introduced into literary use by Scott. The spell... Oxford English Dictionary
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