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Definition of Dotardly
1. a. Foolish; weak.
Definition of Dotardly
1. Adjective. Like a dotard; foolish and weak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dotardly
1. dotard [adj] - See also: dotard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dotardly
Literary usage of Dotardly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"(Serf, I. (ir.) m. fool, fop, coxcomb; II. (.vir.) m. provine. T. the suture of
a calf« or sheep's skull. ®cd"enb,aft, I. adj. dotardly, ..."
2. Behind the Footlights, Or, The Stage as I Knew it by W. C. Day (1885)
"... sotto voce, you consign the old dotardly Justice and his Norfolk pudding to
the other side of the River Styx; but as you are not Mr. Philip Massenger, ..."
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