doty

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doty^¹

noun doties · doaty · dotey

Ireland A darling, a loved one. I looked so simple in the cradle they named me simple Simon. —You must have been a doaty, Miss Douce made answer.

adjective dotier · dotiest · doaty · dotey

of wood Suffering from rot, or waterlogged An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.
US, dialectal, of a person Senile; in one's dotage

Doty^²

/ˈdauti/ US

Where it comes from

English surname, probably a variant of Doughty.

proper noun Dotys

A surname.

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@misc{doty_2026,
  title = {doty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}