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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.
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