adjective
- weak and unsteady, especially due to old age
Usage: informal
Examples
- The doddery old man needed help walking up the stairs.
- She became increasingly doddery after her 90th birthday.
- His doddery hands made it difficult to write clearly.
- The doddery professor shuffled slowly across the classroom.
- Despite being doddery, she insisted on living independently.
- The doddery cat could barely jump onto the couch anymore.