doddery

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Recent Examples of doddery Service was slow: all the waiters were doddery old men brought out of retirement. Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doddery
Adjective
  • Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024

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“Doddery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddery. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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