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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdottydot‧ty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/ adjective old-fashioned informal 1 CRAZYslightly crazy2 → dotty about somebody/something
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dotty• Not that he was dotty all the time.• This enchantingly dotty building has recently been restored and is now on the market.• Some of these are dotty by anyone's standards.• a dotty old lady• Any attempt to increase tolerance - however dotty or blush-making - should be respected.• I should go quite dotty without work, and there is none for me in Venice now.
Origin dotty (1800-1900) Scottish English dottle “stupid person”, from dote “to be stupid” ((12-19 centuries))
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