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- [dot-ee]
- /ˈdɒt i/
- /ˈdɒt.i/
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- [dot-ee]
- /ˈdɒt i/
Definitions of dotty word
- adjective dotty marked with dots; dotted. 1
- noun dotty a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy. 1
- noun dotty (of a person, action, or idea) somewhat mad or eccentric. 1
- adjective dotty insane 1
- adjective dotty eccentric 1
- adjective dotty If you say that someone is dotty, you mean that they are slightly mad or likely to do strange things. 0
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Origin of dotty
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; perhaps dott(ard) variant of dotard + -y1
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Parts of speech for Dotty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dotty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dotty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dotty
adj dotty
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- daft — If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.
- demented — Someone who is demented has a severe mental illness, especially Alzheimer's disease.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
adjective dotty
- idiosyncratic — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- fond — having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of): to be fond of animals.
- besotted — If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly.
Antonyms for dotty
Top questions with dotty
- what does dotty mean?