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Senile vs Doddery - What's the difference?

senile | doddery |

As adjectives the difference between senile and doddery

is that senile is of, or relating to old age while doddery is doddering, trembly, shaky.

senile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to old age.
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  • (often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

    • Derived terms

    * senile dementia

    Related terms

    * senate * senator * senescence * senility * senior * seniority

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    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...