doodly

English

Etymology

From doodle +‎ -ly.

Adjective

doodly (comparative more doodly, superlative most doodly)

1. Like a doodle; scribbly.
   • 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 […]

Noun

doodly (uncountable)

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

     "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.

Derived terms

• doodly-squat