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Doddery vs Duddery - What's the difference?

doddery | duddery |

As an adjective doddery

is doddering, trembly, shaky.

As a noun duddery is

(archaic|uk) a place where rags are bought and kept for sale.

doddery

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Doddering, trembly, shaky.
  • * 1994 , Laurie R King, The Beekeeper's Apprentice
    • 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...
  • * 1999 , Terence Rattigan, Benoît Delhomme, David Mamet, The Winslow Boy
    • 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...

    duddery

    English

    Noun

    (dudderies)
  • (archaic, UK) A place where rags are bought and kept for sale.

    • Related terms

    * duds (Webster 1913)