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Dotted vs Douted - What's the difference?

dotted | douted |

As verbs the difference between dotted and douted

is that dotted is past tense of dot while douted is past tense of dout.

As an adjective dotted

is of a line, made up of a series of dots.

dotted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dot)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a line, made up of a series of dots.
  • Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line.

    Derived terms

    * sign on the dotted line

    See also

    * dashed

    douted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dout)

  • dout

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)
  • Etymology 2

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
  • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.