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View usage for: (dɒti) Word forms: comparative dottier, superlative dottiestadjectiveIf you say that someone is dotty, you mean that they are slightly mad or likely to do strange things. [mainly British, informal] She was obviously going a bit dotty. Synonyms: crazy, wacky, touched, peculiar More Synonyms of dotty (ˈdɒtɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest1. slang, mainly British slightly crazy; eccentric 2. British slang (foll by about) extremely fond (of) Derived forms dottily (ˈdottily) adverb dottiness (ˈdottiness) noun Word origin C19: from dot1: sense development of 1 from meaning of "unsteady on one's feet" dotty in American English 1 (ˈdɑti) adjectiveWord forms: -tier, -tiest informal1. confused, strange, or eccentric 2. feeble or unsteady in gait 3. (usually fol. by about or over) very enthusiastic or infatuated Derived forms dottily adverb Word origin [1805–15; perh. dott ( ard) var. of dotard + -y1]dotty in American English 2 (ˈdɑti) adjectiveWord forms: -tier, -tiest Derived forms dottiness noun Word origin [1805–15; dot1 + -y1]Examples of 'dotty' in a sentencedotty Definition slightly crazy (slang British) an inventive and dotty comedy show Synonyms crazy wacky oddball (informal) loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) out there (slang) doolally (slang) off your trolley (slang) up the pole (informal) wacko or whacko (slang, old-fashioned) off the air (Australian, slang) porangi (New Zealand) idiomSee dotty about something or someoneAdditional synonymsDefinition eccentric He struck me as a game sort, if ever so slightly batty. Synonyms eccentric, odd, bats (slang), out there (slang), peculiar, daft (informal), barmy (slang), off-the-wall (slang), potty (British, informal), oddball (informal), bonkers (slang, British), dotty (slang, British), loopy (informal), outré, gonzo (slang), as daft as a brush (informal, British) Definition eccentric his slightly daggy hobby of collecting novelty tea towels Synonyms eccentric, odd, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, abnormal, queer (informal), irregular, uncommon, quirky, out there (slang), singular, unconventional, idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, rum (British, slang), capricious, anomalous, freakish, aberrant, wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outréDefinition unconventional or odd an eccentric character who wears a beret and sunglasses Synonyms odd, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, abnormal, queer (informal), irregular, uncommon, quirky, out there (slang), singular, unconventional, idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, rum (British, slang), capricious, anomalous, freakish, aberrant, wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) - dotage
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- dotty about something or someone
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- dotty about something or someone
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