dotty
1 of 2adjective (1)
dot·ty ˈdä-tē 
dottier; dottiest
1
a
: mentally unbalanced : crazy
b
: amiably eccentric
a dotty old relative
2
: being obsessed or infatuated
dotty fans
3
: amusingly absurd : ridiculous
dotty traditions
dottily
ˈdä-tə-lē
adverb dottiness
ˈdä-tē-nəs
noun dotty
2 of 2adjective (2)
: composed of or marked by dots
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- absurd
- asinine
- balmy
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- cockeyed
- crackpot
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- fatuous
- featherheaded
- fool
- foolish
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- inept
- insane
- jerky
- kooky
- kookie
- loony
- looney
- lunatic
- lunkheaded
- mad
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- sappy
- screwball
- senseless
- silly
- simpleminded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unwise
- wacky
- whacky
- weak-minded
- witless
- zany
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
alteration of Scots dottle fool, from Middle English dotel, from doten
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective (2)
1860, in the meaning defined above
dotty
adjective
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment dotty relatives that we have to endure only on Thanksgiving Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- silly
- stupid
- foolish
- mad
- absurd
- crazy
- insane
- daffy
- dippy
- lunatic
- idiotic
- loony
- kooky
- zany
- daft
- irrational
- nutty
- screwball
- wacky
- witless
- simple
- fatuous
- dumb
- looney
- ridiculous
- fool
- weak
- cuckoo
- crackpot
- nonsensical
- inept
- whacky
- brainless
- tomfool
- preposterous
- cockeyed
- kookie
- unwise
- idiotical
- unreasonable
- harebrained
- sappy
- jerky
- asinine
- slow
- simpleminded
- bubbleheaded
- unreasoning
- senseless
- dopey
- lunkheaded
- balmy
- moronic
- half-witted
- opaque
- gormless
- vacuous
- oafish
- half-baked
- dim
- pinheaded
- dull
- obtuse
- imbecile
- doltish
- clueless
- dense
- unintelligent
- out to lunch
- featherheaded
- thoughtless
- airheaded
- thick
- weak-minded
- soft
- illogical
- clownish
- mindless
- dorky
- imbecilic
- thickheaded
- unreasoned
- invalid
- feebleminded
- ludicrous
- softheaded
- dunderheaded
- surd
- lamebrain
- farcical
- unsound
- dopy
- dim-witted
- fallacious
- nonrational
- buffoonish
- laughable
- knuckleheaded
- empty-headed
- slow-witted
- birdbrained
- brain-dead
- boobish
- chuckleheaded
- notional
- lamebrained
- chowderheaded
- unconsidered
- ill-advised
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sensible
- wise
- sage
- sagacious
- bright
- clever
- judicious
- sane
- sound
- prudent
- intelligent
- smart
- brainy
- reasonable
- sapient
- valid
- logical
- rational
- well-advised
Phrases Containing dotty
- singsongest
- singsonging
- singsongs
- singsongy
- singspiel
- singspiels
- singspiration
- singular
- singular integral
- singular point
- singular proposition
- singular solution
- singular square matrix
- singular statement
- singular succession
- singular syllogism
- singular universal
- singularisation
- singularisations
- singularise
- singularised
- singularises
- singularising
- singularism
- singularists