A dotted line is a line which is made of a row of dots.
Cut along the dotted line.
See to sign on the dotted line
2. adjective [v-link ADJ + with]
If a place or object is dotted with things, it has many of those things scattered over its surface.
The maps were dotted with the names of small towns.
...a pond that's dotted with water lilies.
3. adjective
If things are dottedaround a place, they can be found in many different parts of that place.
Many pieces of sculpture are dotted around the house.
4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
You use dotted to describe something that is covered with large dots.
...a dotted bow tie.
5. See also dot
dotted in British English
(ˈdɒtɪd)
adjective
1.
having dots, esp having a pattern of dots
2. music
a.
(of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time value
dot1 (sense 4)
b.
(of a musical rhythm) characterized by dotted notes
Compare double-dotted, See also notes inégales
More idioms containing
dotted
sign on the dotted line
Examples of 'dotted' in a sentence
dotted
Enough, that is, to sign on the dotted line and enact them the day we leave.
The Sun (2017)
Post rows are shown by dotted lines.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
Maybe he should have thought about that before he signed on the dotted line.
The Sun (2010)
He is pulling out all the stops to persuade them to sign on the dotted line before they leave.
The Sun (2010)
The advisory parts of the cycle lane are divided from the rest of the road by a dotted white line.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Once you have signed on the dotted line, you are committed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Here are some things to consider before you sign on the dotted line :?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He had intended to take things easy but he's very tempted by this and is close to signing on the dotted line.
The Sun (2006)
And although she hasn't signed on the dotted line, both sides are keen to make it happen.
The Sun (2015)
We felt that we had to do the best for him, arranged a remortgage and signed on the dotted line, pragmatism prevailing over ideology.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
dotted
British English: dotted ADJECTIVE
A dotted line is a line which is made of a row of dots.
Cut along the dotted line.
American English: dotted
Brazilian Portuguese: pontilhada
Chinese: 由点构成的
European Spanish: de puntos
French: pointillé
German: punktiert
Italian: punteggiato
Japanese: 点線
Korean: 점선의
European Portuguese: pontilhado
Latin American Spanish: de puntos
All related terms of 'dotted'
dot
A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop , or as a decimal point.
dotted line
a line of dots or dashes on a form or document
dotted swiss
a type of fine, sheer , crisp fabric, as of cotton, with dots on the surface: it is used for blouses , curtains , etc.
double-dotted
(of a note) increased to one and three quarters of its original time value by the addition of two dots
sign on the dotted line
to formally agree to something by signing an official document. This expression is often used to mean simply that you make a firm commitment about something.
to sign on the dotted line
If you sign on the dotted line , you formally agree to something by signing an official document .