doddered

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adjective

dod·​dered ˈdä-dərd How to pronounce doddered (audio)
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1
: deprived of branches through age or decay
a doddered oak
2
: infirm, enfeebled

doddered

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past tense and past participle of dodder entry 2

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably alteration of dodded, from past participle of English dialect dod to lop, from Middle English dodden

First Known Use

Adjective

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of doddered was in 1697

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