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Doddery

Doddering, trembly, shaky.

📖 Definitions of "Doddery"

adjective
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    Doddering, trembly, shaky.

🔄 Synonyms of "Doddery"

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oldnounOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
senilenounOf, or relating to old age.
gaganoun(informal) Infatuated.
dodderingnounmentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Doddery"

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gaganounAlternative form of ga-ga (“game resembling dodgeball”). [A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.]
dodderingnounmentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile
senilenoun(dated, medicine) A person who is senile.
oldnoun(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
tottlish(US, informal) Trembling or tottering, as if about to fall; unsteady.
quaveringTrembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
tremblynounA surname from French.
ditherynounUnable to think straight; tending to dither.
shakyShaking or trembling.
tremblesomeCharacterised or marked by trembling
quaveryApt to quaver; shaky, trembling.
wobblyUnsteady and tending to wobble.
tremulousTrembling, quivering, or shaking.
totteringverbUnsteady, precarious or rickety.
tremulantnoun(music) A mechanical component of a musical organ, designed to add vibration to the sounds produced by the instrument.
totteryTending to totter.
totterishSynonym of tottery.
wobblishsomewhat wobbly
cogglyshaky; unsteady
tottersomeCharacterised or marked by tottering

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