dotty

English

Etymology

dot +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɒti/

  Rhymes: -ɒti

Adjective

dotty (comparative dottier, superlative dottiest)

1. Having many dots.

   I'm all for cheetahs, but why must they be so dotty?

2. (UK) Mildly insane or excessively preoccupied; often, senile.

   My nan has got dottier and dottier since she's got to the age of eighty.

Derived terms

• dottily
• dottiness

Translations

having many dots

mildly insane

• Finnish: höperö (fi)

• Russian: чудаковатый (ru) (čudakovátyj) m