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dithery
English
Etymology
dither +? -y
Adjective
dithery (comparative more dithery, superlative most dithery)
- unable to think straight
- constantly moving about
Anagrams
- rhytide
dithery From the web:
dither
English
Etymology
Variant of didder, from Middle English didderen (“to tremble”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *titr?n?, whence also derived Old High German zittar?n (German zittern) and Old Norse titra (Faroese titra, Icelandic titra).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?ð?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?ð?/
- Rhymes: -?ð?(?)
Verb
dither (third-person singular simple present dithers, present participle dithering, simple past and past participle dithered) (intransitive)
- To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, Indian Reform: At Last
- The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, Indian Reform: At Last
- To do something nervously.
- (computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image, etc.) by using dot patterns to approximate (the features of) colors not in the system palette.
- To intentionally add noise to a signal to randomize errors.
Derived terms
- ditherer
- dithering
- ditheringly
- dithery
Related terms
- dodder
Translations
Noun
dither (countable and uncountable, plural dithers)
- The state of being undecided.
- A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
- (computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
Derived terms
- in a dither
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “dither”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- drieth, rideth, thirde
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