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dot·ty

1   [dot-ee]
adjective, dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est. Informal.
1.
crazy or eccentric.
2.
feeble or unsteady in gait.
3.
very enthusiastic or infatuated (usually followed by about or over).
Origin:
1805–15; perhaps dott(ard) variant of dotard + -y1

Related forms
dot·ti·ly, adverb
dot·ti·ness, noun

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dot·ty

2   [dot-ee]
adjective, dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est.
marked with dots; dotted.
Origin:
1805–15; dot1 + -y1

Related forms
dot·ti·ness, noun
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dotty (ˈdɒtɪ)
 
—adj , -tier, -tiest
1.  slang chiefly (Brit) feeble-minded; slightly crazy
2.  slang (Brit) (foll by about) extremely fond (of)
3.  marked with dots
 
[C19: from dot1: sense development of 1 from meaning of "unsteady on one's feet"]
 
'dottily
 
—adv
 
'dottiness
 
—n

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dotty
1812, full of dots, from dot + -y (2). Meaning silly is from c.1400, in dotypolle dotty poll (i.e. dotty head), in which case the first element is from dote (v.).
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