That is not to say that he became a doddery old man — far from it. He was just a bit thoughtful at times, and I would catch him looking at me pensively...
Source: wiktionary
Doddery
Synonyms for "doddery" (27 found)
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Translations
4 translations across 3 languages.
Chinese
1 entries- 顫顫巍巍 /颤颤巍巍 adj (doddering, trembly, shaky)
German
1 entries- tatterig adj (doddering, trembly, shaky)
Māori
2 entries- tatutatu adj (doddering, trembly, shaky)
- tārutu adj (doddering, trembly, shaky)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The old boy's so doddery now he can hardly finish the course at all. I timed him today. It took him seventy-five seconds...
Source: wiktionary
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