dotish

English

Etymology

From dote +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊtɪʃ/

Adjective

dotish (comparative more dotish, superlative most dotish)

1. (archaic) foolish
   • 1801, The jealous man convinced that he is no cuckold:

     Right! why I think the man's dotiſh, or mad, you talk ſo plainly, ſure any one that is not out of their ſenſes may underſtand you.

Derived terms

• dotishness

 

References

• “dotish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dhotis