1. adjective. Crazy. But not violently dangerous or otherwise scarry crazy. Often means only that a person is a little
odd. Amusingly
eccentric.
Barmy,
bats,
batty,
bonkers,
buggy,
cracked,
crackers,
daft,
fruity,
kooky,
loco,
loony,
loopy,
nuts,
nutty,
round the bend, or
wacky. (We've got a lot of words for the half-way crazies).
She's dotty!
2. adjective. Having a feeble or unsteady walk (especially animals); shaky, gimpy.
My horse is a bit dotty.
3. adjective. Obsessively infatuated. He's dotty over her.
Etymology: Probably from the Scottish dottle, meaning silly, which in turn comes from the Middle English doten, meaning to dote.
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