DOTTY


Meaning of DOTTY in English

I. ˈdäd.]ē, -ät], ]i\ adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: dot (I) + -y

: composed of or characterized by dots

II. adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: alteration of dottle (II)

1. : unsteady in gait

2. : obsessed or infatuated with

if your friend is so dotty about Judith, he'd better ask her to marry him — Edith Wharton

3. : slightly unbalanced mentally : touched in the head : feebleminded , eccentric

her deliciously dotty Aunt Elinor, at the moment incarcerated in an expensive sanitarium — Florence Bullock

4. : absurd , ridiculous

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.