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(dät′ē)

adjective dottier, dottiest

dotted

Origin: < dot + -y

adjective dottier, dottiest

feeble, unsteady, shaky
feebleminded or crazy

Origin: < ME dotti-, silly < doten, dote

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adjective dot·ti·er, dot·ti·est

a. Mentally unbalanced; crazy.
b. Amusingly eccentric or unconventional.
c. Ridiculous or absurd: a dotty scheme.
Having a feeble or unsteady gait; shaky.
Obsessively infatuated or enamored.

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Origin: Probably alteration of Scots dottle, silly

Origin: , from Middle English doten, to dote

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Related Forms:

dotˈti·ly adverb

dotˈti·ness noun

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