Doodly
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Diddly; nothing uncountable
""Personally, I don't think these general referendum questions will do doodly to increase voter turnout," said Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Tom Leach."
- 1 Like a doodle; scribbly.
"I chose a glazed pottery egg, partly because I liked the weight of it — heavy for its size — and because it sat so neatly in my hand, but mainly because I liked the strange doodly pattern drawn on it in greys and washed-out blues[…]"
Example
More examples"I chose a glazed pottery egg, partly because I liked the weight of it — heavy for its size — and because it sat so neatly in my hand, but mainly because I liked the strange doodly pattern drawn on it in greys and washed-out blues[…]"
Etymology
From doodle + -y.
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