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dotty

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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.

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

dotti·ly adv.
dotti·ness n.

dotty
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest] Slang slightly crazy [from dot]
dottiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dottydotty - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
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"
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"

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
Spanish dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (col) → disparatado, chiflado
French dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (inf) → loufoque, farfelu(e)
German dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] (inf) adjschrullig
Italian dotty [ˈdɔtɪ] adj (col) → strambo/a

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Just to show you how demoralized the brute must have been (Arabs often go dotty after a defeat), he'd snapped up four or five utterly useless Sheshaheli, and was offering 'em to all and sundry along the road.
 
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