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Definition of Dotish
1. a. Foolish; weak; imbecile.
Definition of Dotish
1. Adjective. (archaic) foolish; weak; imbecile ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dotish
1. silly [adj] - See also: silly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dotish
Literary usage of Dotish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... and struggling after such; or the tongue, as in dotish forgetfulness, maunders,
low, long- winded, and speaks not the word intended, but another; ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"Stupid ; dotish ; foolish. DULCET, (dul'-set) a. Sweet to the taste ; luscious ;
sweet to the ear ; harmonious ; melodious ; sweet to the mind. ..."
3. Early English Prose Romances: With Bibliographical and Historical Introductions by William John Thoms (1858)
"... Thou dotish clown, void of all humanity, seeing thou art of so churlish a
disposition, I will pay thee as thou bast deserved, for the four wheels of thy ..."
4. Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1870)
"Finney, too, is grown somewhat dotish, and very weak. Jasper Yeates has as much
honor, though he has been an enemy, as any I know. ..."
5. The Roxburghe Ballads by William Chappell, Ballad Society (1874)
"... finde a better prey : Therefore leave of thy dotish sute, away fond foole away.
Will. Why prettie Nan ne're scorne my love, Although I be but plaine ..."
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