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- [doh-tee]
- /ˈdoʊ ti/
- /ˈdoti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doh-tee]
- /ˈdoʊ ti/
Definitions of doty word
- adjective doty (of wood) decayed. 1
- noun doty (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged. 1
- adjective doty (of wood) diseased or rotten 0
- adjective doty (US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage. 0
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Origin of doty
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; dote + -y1
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Parts of speech for Doty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doty popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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doty usage trend in Literature
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