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adj
Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, colloquial
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adj
Having an unsteady gait.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
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adj
Having many dots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dottie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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noun
A shotgun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English
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adjective satellite
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: crazy, wild, gaga
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
Antonyms: none provided
History
See dote, or compare totty (“unsteady, dizzy”).
Etymology tree English dot Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dotty From dot + -y.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
