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doddery

Meaning of "doddery" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DODDERY

ˈdɒdərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DODDERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doddery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DODDERY

bindery · bouldery · boundary · broidery · camaraderie · cidery · dromedary · Eddery · embroidery · jadery · lapidary · legendary · postsecondary · powdery · prebendary · prudery · secondary · solidary · spidery · thundery

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DODDERY

doddard · dodder · dodderer · doddering · doddle · doddy · doddypoll · dodecagon · dodecagonal · dodecagynian · dodecagynous · dodecahedral · dodecahedron · dodecandrous · Dodecanese · dodecanoic acid · dodecaphonic · dodecaphonism · dodecaphonist · dodecaphony

WORDS THAT END LIKE DODDERY

bladdery · cindery · commandery · comradery · do-goodery · duddery · eyelet embroidery · gaudery · gliddery · goliardery · grindery · gunpowdery · laddery · pseudery · rudery · sculduddery · shuddery · skulduddery · sliddery · tindery

Synonyms and antonyms of doddery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doddery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DODDERY

Find out the translation of doddery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of doddery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doddery» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

乳糖衰老
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

doddery
570 millions of speakers
en

English

doddery
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मंदबुद्धि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doddery
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

трясущийся
278 millions of speakers
pt

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doddery
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জরাগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

doddery
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Malapetaka
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

tatterig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

doddery
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

doddery
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Doddery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

run
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

doddery
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

डूडडरी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

titrek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

doddery
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

doddery
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тремтячий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

doddery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Doddery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doddery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doddery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doddery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doddery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DODDERY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doddery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DODDERY»

Discover the use of doddery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doddery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Lost Letter
Doddery, McPlatter, and O'Feta are seated at a round table, studying the electoral lists; each one is holding a colored crayon in his hand. O'Feta: Sixty-nine in red, good ones... eleven in blue, theirs... McPlatter: Twelve... Doddery: Hold your ...
Ion Luca Caragiale, 1984
2
Footsteps Across a Miracle: An Anthology of Poetry and ...
Doddery. Don. It was the poetry reading club Who met that night, hard by the pub, And, with tongues well loosened by the beer, Contested the club's cup of cheer. And first to take the oratory stand, Came Doddery Don with his shaking hands, ...
Tony Elsby, 2011
3
Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective a doddering old man with an ear trumpet: tottering, tottery, teetering, doddery, staggering, shuffling, shambling, faltering, shaking, shaky, unsteady, wobbly, wobbling, trembling, trembly, quivering; feeble, frail, weak, weakly, infirm,  ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
4
Twists and Turns in the Heart's Antarctic
I am doddery. I am do do do do doddery. The word doddery evokes a hoot of laughter. She is attracted to words that begin with do. But doddery transports her. Leave me the words! Ich hnh' dosh sonst nichts. — Plume! I say, that's what you are.
Hélène Cixous, 2013
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'doddery adj inclined to tremble and to be unsteady on one's feet: a doddery old man ; He has been very doddery since his accident. dodge [dods] vti to avoid ( something) by a sudden and/or clever movement : She dodged the blow ; He ...
6
Vixen
Doddery,with aformal air,which seemed tosay,“and whether you do or do not matters nothing to me.” “Thank you,yes, I daresay itisall right,”Vixen answered absently,standing atone ofthewindows, gazing outover the greenhills and valleys to the ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 2014
7
Old Is In: A Guide for Aging Boomers
Doddery. Clothes make the man, but only up to age sixty-five. After that, clothes throw in the towel. Which looks even worse on the old guy. Women continue to buy new clothes for them- selves long after their body has lost interest. A woman  ...
Eric Nicol, 2004
8
A Clockwork Orange (Restored Text)
We publish this landmark edition with its original British cover and six of Burgess’s own illustrations.
Anthony Burgess, Andrew Biswell, 2012
9
Brucie - The Biography of Sir Bruce Forsyth: The Biography ...
It all revolved around one word: 'doddery'. It had not even been said by Craig in the interview but his words could certainly have been construed to mean he thought Bruce was indeed doddery. He had been talking about Bruce's difficulties  ...
Jules Stenson, 2012
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Delphi Works of M. E. Braddon (Illustrated):
Vixen didnot care about the sandwich, but submitted, to please her hostess,and aneat little paper parcel, containingabout three ounces of nutriment, was made upfor her by Mrs. Doddery. Never had the island looked fairer in its summer beauty ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DODDERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doddery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trevor Nunn: 'I begged David Miliband not to give up on his destiny'
“I hope people don't think me doddery and incontinent,” he says, looking around and dabbing himself with a napkin. “So many people in this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
My Brixton Top Five – Rosie Wilby, comedian
An older gentleman assisted me and reminded me of Julie Walters' ancient doddery waitress in the famous 'two soups' Victoria Wood sketch. 3. «Brixton Blog, Jul 15»
3
Grace Mugabe: From first lady to President of Zimbabwe? Nobody's …
Her current enthusiasm for politics serves two purposes: to spare her increasingly doddery 91-year-old husband's blushes by acting as his ... «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»
4
A West Ender's stop on Broadway
... and Mary Louise Wilson, stealing the show with her doddery antics as bible-basher turned butter-and-egg woman Letitia Peabody Primrose. «OUPblog, Jun 15»
5
I'm working on my Welsh accent
It would seem my recent reprisal of Mrs Overall has convinced people that being a doddery old woman is just up my alley. Just need to swap ... «Spalding Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Can skinny jeans harm your health?
Dr Sreedhara Doddery, Specialist Orthopaedician at iCare Clinics, also referred to the recent Australian case, pointing out that skinny jeans or ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
7
Sheila Hancock's high insurance premium is preposterous
I'd take a punt that the hike was actually based on an assumption that an octogenarian would be too ancient and doddery to check the amount ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Calling women 'love' can be less endearment than insult
Reducing me to a “love” added me to the ranks of doddery old ladies, woolly-permed no-marks getting in the way of his thrusting, crucial, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Theatre review: Casanova by the Canberra Repertory Society
... scene with the doddery priest (another delightfully observed characterisation by Geoffrey Borny). There are excellent performances also from ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
10
LORRAINE CANDY: I hope poor Duke doesn't suffer too long
That's not the issue for us - the trauma here is an unexpected one for me as a mum: Doddery Duke has become a symbol of my eldest's gradual ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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