Word: dotardly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: do
tard
ly
Definition: Like a dotard; foolish and weak.
Morphemes:
Affix: dote
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An imbecile; a dotard.
Affix: -ard
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ard
Language: fro
Decoded: -ard
Meaning: suffix
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".