adj.
Pronunciation: ' dä-t ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: dot · ti · er ; -est
Etymology: alteration of Scots dottle fool, from Middle English dotel, from doten
Date: 15th century
1 a : mentally unbalanced : CRAZY b : amiably eccentric <a dotty old relative>
2 : being obsessed or infatuated < dotty fans>
3 : amusingly absurd : RIDICULOUS < dotty traditions>
– dot · ti · ly \ ' dä-t ə l- ē \ adverb
– dot · ti · ness \ ' dä-t ē -n ə s \ noun