English Explanatory Dictionary

dotty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
  2. Having an unsteady gait.
adj
  1. Having many dots.
noun
  1. A shotgun.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dottie.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒti/ /ˈdɑ.ti/ [ˈdɑ.ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dotty.wav

Word forms

dotty dottier dottiest dotties

Etymology

See dote, or compare totty (“unsteady, dizzy”).

Derived words

dottily dottiness
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