dotty

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular“it used to drive my husband balmy”Synonyms: balmybarmybatsbattybonkersbuggycrackedcrackersdaftfruityhaywirekookykookielocoloonyloopynutsnuttyround the bendaround the bendwackywhacky
  2. intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with“crazy about cars and racing”“he is potty about her”Synonyms: crazywildgaga
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dotty \Dot"ty\, a. [From 2d Dot.]

1.Composed of, or characterized by, dots. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.[Perh. a different word; cf. Totty.] Unsteady in gait; hence, feeble; half-witted. [Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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