doddered
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈdɒdərd/
- The doddered old man leaned heavily on his cane as he walked slowly through the park.
Examples
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She cared for her doddered grandfather with patience and love.
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The doddered old man needed assistance to cross the street.
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The doddered gentleman needed help crossing the busy street.
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A doddered tree stood alone, its branches twisted with age.
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She saw a doddered woman sitting on the bench.
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She often visited her doddered father, who struggled to remember things due to his age.
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The doddered woman smiled gently as she shared stories from her youth with her grandchildren.
Synonyms
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7.0
A living thing that is very weak and thin from old age or long illness
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7.0
Feeling weak and unsteady after strong feelings or hard physical work
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7.0
Very weak and lacking energy because of illness or injury
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8.2
Weak and unsteady because of old age, often moving slowly
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6.0
Unsteady and moving because of weakness or old age
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9.9
Weak in the body and having little strength
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8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
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7.0
Physically weak, often with shaky or bent legs
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8.9
Being weak, unsteady, or slow in thinking because of old age
Antonyms
How Frail
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doddered comes from the old verb dodder, which meant 'to shake' or 'tremble'. So, a doddered person is shaky and moves in an unsteady, weak way, often because they are very old.