dottier

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• dottier — dot·ty || dÉ’tɪ adj. silly, simpleminded …   English contemporary dictionary

• dotty — dotty1 dottily, adv. dottiness, n. /dot ee/, adj., dottier, dottiest. Informal. 1. crazy or eccentric. 2. feeble or unsteady in gait. 3. very enthusiastic or infatuated (usually fol. by …   Universalium

• dotty — adjective /ˈdɒti/ a) Having many dots. Im all for cheetahs, but why must they be so dotty? b) Mildly insane or excessively preoccupied; often, senile. My nan has got dottier and dottier since shes got to the age of eighty …   Wiktionary

• dotty — dotty1 [dät′ē] adj. dottier, dottiest [< DOT1 + Y2] dotted dotty2 [dät′ē] adj. dottier, dottiest [< ME dotti , silly < doten …   English World dictionary

• dotty — I. adjective (dottier; est) Etymology: alteration of Scots dottle fool, from Middle English dotel, from doten Date: 15th century 1. a. mentally unbalanced ; crazy b. amiably eccentric < a dotty old relative > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• dotty — [[t]dɒ̱ti[/t]] dottier, dottiest ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is dotty, you mean that they are slightly mad or likely to do strange things. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] She was obviously going a bit dotty. Syn: eccentric …   English dictionary

• dotty — adjective (dottier, dottiest) informal 1》 slightly mad or eccentric. 2》 (dotty about) infatuated with. Derivatives dottily adverb dottiness noun Origin C19: perh. from obs. dote simpleton, fool …   English new terms dictionary

• dotty — UK [ˈdɒtɪ] / US [ˈdɑtɪ] adjective Word forms dotty : adjective dotty comparative dottier superlative dottiest informal old fashioned 1) slightly crazy 2) loving someone or something very much dotty about: She s dotty about him …   English dictionary

• dotty — /ˈdɒti / (say dotee) adjective (dottier, dottiest) 1. Colloquial crazy; eccentric. 2. Colloquial feeble or unsteady in gait. 3. marked with dots; placed like dots. {dot1 (noun) + y1} …  

• dottily — dotty ► ADJECTIVE (dottier, dottiest) informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ slightly mad or eccentric. DERIVATIVES dottily adverb dottiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete dote simpleton, fool …   English terms dictionary