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形容詞

doodly (comparative more doodly, superlative most doodly)

1. Like a doodle; scribbly.

   Alternative form: doodley

   • 2007, Aidan Chambers, This Is All, page 257:

     I chose a glazed pottery egg, partly because I liked the weight of it — heavy for its size — and because it sat so neatly in my hand, but mainly because I liked the strange doodly pattern drawn on it in greys and washed-out blues […]

名詞

doodly (uncountable)

1. Diddly; nothing
   • 1988 March 11, John Holden, “Democracy with a small d: a plethora of referenda”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     "Personally, I don't think these general referendum questions will do doodly to increase voter turnout," said Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Tom Leach.

派生語

• doodly-squat