- dottiest
- dot·ty || 'dɒtɪ adj. silly, simpleminded
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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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 — dotty1 [dät′ē] adj. dottier, dottiest [< DOT1 + Y2] dotted dotty2 [dät′ē] adj. dottier, dottiest [< ME dotti , silly < doten … English World dictionary
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
dottiness — 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
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
dotty — adj. (dottier, dottiest) colloq. 1 feeble minded, silly. 2 eccentric. 3 absurd. 4 (foll. by about, on) infatuated with; obsessed by. Derivatives: dottily adv. dottiness n. Etymology: earlier = unsteady: f. DOT(1) + Y(1) … Useful english dictionary
