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dot⋅ty

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

Related forms:
dot⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
dot⋅ti⋅ness, noun

dot⋅ty

2  [dot-ee]
–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
marked with dots; dotted.
Origin:
1805–15; dot 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
dot⋅ti⋅ness, noun

Dot⋅tie

  [dot-ee]
–noun
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
Also, Dotty.
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dot·ty   (dŏt'ē)   
adj.   dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est
    1. Mentally unbalanced; crazy.
    2. Amusingly eccentric or unconventional.
    3. Ridiculous or absurd: a dotty scheme.
  2. Having a feeble or unsteady gait; shaky.
  3. Obsessively infatuated or enamored.

[Probably alteration of Scots dottle, silly, from Middle English doten, to dote.]
dot'ti·ly adv., dot'ti·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Dotty

Dot"ty\, a. [From 2d Dot.]

1. Composed of, or characterized by, dots.

2. [Perh. a different word; cf. Totty.] Unsteady in gait; hence, feeble; half-witted. [Eng.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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