dottily

dot·ty

D0351600 (dŏt′ē)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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dot′ti·ly adv.dot′ti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

dottily - in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"balmily, daftly, nuttily, wackily