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dotty

2 syllables · also dottier, dottiest

Quick answer

As an adjective, dotty means mildly insane or eccentric. As a noun, it means a shotgun.

Meanings of dotty

6 meanings

adjective

UKcolloquialMildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
“My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty.”
Having many dots.
“Look at the dotty pattern on that cheetah's fur.”
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
“it used to drive my husband balmy”
Similar: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy
Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
“crazy about cars and racing”
“they are dotty about each other”
“gaga over the rock group's new album”
Similar: crazy, wild, gaga

Older and rare meanings (1)

UKdatedHaving an unsteady gait.

noun

mleA shotgun.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

dotty around the world

UKMildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.

UKHaving an unsteady gait.

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers

adjective: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

crazy wild gaga

Words that rhyme with dotty

karate potty scottie spotty knottyliteratisquatty totty

For word games

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Nearby words

dote doting dots dotted dotterel dottle double double bass double cross double-crossing double-dealing double-faced