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DOTTY (dottier, dottiest)
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, dottiest Dictionary entry overview: What does dotty mean?
• DOTTY (adjective)
The adjective DOTTY has 2 senses:
1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
2. intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Familiarity information: DOTTY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: dottiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Synonyms:
around the bend; balmy; barmy; bats; batty; bonkers; buggy; cracked; crackers; daft; dotty; fruity; haywire; kookie; kooky; loco; loony; loopy; nuts; nutty; round the bend; wacky; whacky
Context example:
it used to drive my husband balmy
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Synonyms:
Context example:
gaga over the rock group's new album
Similar:
enthusiastic (having or showing great excitement and interest)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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