dotty (redirected from dottiness)

dot·ty  (dt)

adj. dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est

1.

a. Mentally unbalanced; crazy.

b. Amusingly eccentric or unconventional.

c. Ridiculous or absurd: a dotty scheme.

2. Having a feeble or unsteady gait; shaky.

3. Obsessively infatuated or enamored.

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[Probably alteration of Scots dottle, silly, from Middle English doten, to dote.]

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dotti·ly adv.

dotti·ness n.

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dotty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest] Slang slightly crazy [from dot]

dottiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dotty - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, around the bend, balmy, crackers, daft, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, loopy, fruity, barmy, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	dotty - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" gaga, crazy, wild colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

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dotty

adjective (Slang), chiefly Brit. crazy, touched, peculiar, eccentric, batty (slang) off-the-wall (slang) potty Brit. (informal) oddball (informal) loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) outré, doolally (slang) off your trolley (slang) up the pole (informal) wacko or whacko (slang) off the air Austral. (slang) porangi N.Z. daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)

Translations

dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (col) → disparatado, chiflado

dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (inf) → loufoque, farfelu(e)

dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] (inf) adj → schrullig

dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (col) → strambo/a