Doddery (Adjective)
Meaning
Mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly man had become doddery and struggled to remember his own name.
- Her doddery grandmother would often get lost in the house she had lived in for decades.
- As he grew older, his doddery uncle would frequently forget his medication.
- The doddery old lady had to rely on her walking stick to get around the neighborhood.
- After the stroke, his doddery father required constant care and supervision.