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dotty

1
[ dot-ee ]
/ ˈdɒt i /
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adjective, dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est. Informal.

crazy or eccentric.
feeble or unsteady in gait.
very enthusiastic or infatuated (usually followed by about or over).

Words related to dotty

absurd, daft, demented, disturbed, eccentric, foolish, goofy, loony, nuts, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, ridiculous, strange, twisted, unconventional, weird

Words nearby dotty

dotted line, dotted swiss, dotterel, dottie, dottle, dotty, doty, dou, douai, douala, douane

Origin of dotty

1
1805–15; perhaps dott(ard) variant of dotard + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM dotty

dot·ti·ly, adverbdot·ti·ness, noun

Definition for dotty (2 of 3)

dotty2
[ dot-ee ]
/ ˈdɒt i /

adjective, dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est.

marked with dots; dotted.

Origin of dotty

2
First recorded in 1805–15; dot1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM dotty

dot·ti·ness, noun

Definition for dotty (3 of 3)

Dottie

or Dot·ty

[ dot-ee ]
/ ˈdɒt i /

noun

a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
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British Dictionary definitions for dotty

dotty
/ (ˈdɒtɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

slang, mainly British feeble-minded; slightly crazy
British slang (foll by about) extremely fond (of)
marked with dots

Derived forms of dotty

dottily, adverbdottiness, noun

Word Origin for dotty

C19: from dot 1 : sense development of 1 from meaning of "unsteady on one's feet"
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