Home › Words › D › dotarydotarydotary means A dotard's weakness; dotage.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dotary ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dote + -ary?nounA dotard's weakness; dotage.e.g.“These been for such as make them votarie, And take them to the mantle and the ring, And spenden day and night in dotarie, Hammering their heads, musing on heavenly thing,” — 1593, Michael Drayton, The Shepheards Garland VII: The Seventh Eglog:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dotardness 80% match — The quality of being a dotard; dotage. vs dotary →dotardy 80% match — Synonym of dotardness. vs dotary →dotardly 76% match — Like a dotard; foolish and weak. vs dotary →dotard 76% match — An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage. vs dotary →dotardism 73% match — Synonym of dotardness. vs dotary →doter 73% match — Synonym of dotard (“old person with impaired intellect”). vs dotary →dotery 72% match — senility or drivel. vs dotary →dotiness 72% match — The quality of being doty. vs dotary →