dotty

Word family adjectivedotteddottydotalnoundottinessdotted linedotdotation

dot·ty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned informal

1. CRAZYslightly crazy 疯疯癫癫的，行为古怪的

2 dotty about somebody/something old-fashioned informal INTERESTEDliking or loving someone or something very much 非常喜爱某人/某物的

Gemma’s dotty about horses.

杰玛非常喜欢马。

Examples from the Corpus

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))

词汇	dotty
释义	dotty Word family adjectivedotteddottydotalnoundottinessdotted linedotdotation dot·ty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned informal 1. CRAZYslightly crazy 疯疯癫癫的，行为古怪的 2 dotty about somebody/something old-fashioned informal INTERESTEDliking or loving someone or something very much 非常喜爱某人/某物的 Gemma’s dotty about horses. 杰玛非常喜欢马。 Examples from the Corpus 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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