Doited

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility Scotland

    "One man only worked on the place, a doited lad who had long been a charge to the parish, and who had not the sense to fear danger or the wit to understand it."

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"One man only worked on the place, a doited lad who had long been a charge to the parish, and who had not the sense to fear danger or the wit to understand it."

Etymology

From Middle English doten (“to behave foolishly”).

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