1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dote.

2. (a.) That dotes; silly; excessively fond.

affectionate aging apish asinine batty befooled beguiled besotted brainless buffoonish childish childlike cockeyed crazy credulous daffy daft dazed dear declining decrepit devoted dizzy doddering doddery doited dumb easily taken in easy of belief fading fatuitous fatuous flaky fond fool foolheaded foolish fuddled futile gaga getting on goofy growing old gulled idiotic imbecile inane inclined to believe inept infatuated insane kooky loony lovesome mad maudlin moronic nutty overconfiding overcredulous overtrustful overtrusting sappy screwy senescent senile senseless sentimental silly simple sinking stupid superstitious thoughtless trustful trusting uncritical undoubting unskeptical unsuspecting unsuspicious wacky waning wasting wet witless