doddering vs infirm

doddering

adj
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile 

noun
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age. 

infirm

adj
  • Frail; unstable; insecure. 

  • Weak or ill, not in good health. 

  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will. 

verb
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. 

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