Definition of DOTTY

dotty

Plural: dotties

Adjective Satellite

  • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

Adj

  • Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
  • Having an unsteady gait.
  • Having many dots.

Noun

  • A shotgun.

Adjective

  • Slightly eccentric or crazy; stained by decay.

Examples

  • Her DOTTY word choices often led to unexpected, high-scoring plays in Words With Friends.
  • Look at the dotty pattern on that cheetah's fur.
  • My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty.

Origin / Etymology

See dote, or compare totty (“unsteady, dizzy”).

Synonyms

around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, crazy, daft, fruity, gaga, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky, wild

Scrabble Score: 9

dotty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dotty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dotty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

dotty: valid Words With Friends Word