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dotty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dot·ty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/ adjective 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
dottyNot 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 ladyAny 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))
dot·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable
crazy Corpus slightly


dotty
dotty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/ adjective old-fashioned informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Scottish English
 Origin: dottle 'stupid person', from dote 'to be stupid' (12-19 centuries)
1. slightly crazy
2. dotty about somebody/something liking or loving someone or something very much:
    Gemma’s dotty about horses.


dottyBrE /ˈdɒti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɑːti/ 🔊 adjective (dot·tier, dot·ti·est) (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) slightly crazy or silly 疯疯癫癫的;半痴的;低能的 SYN eccentric ~ about sb/sth having romantic feelings for sb; being enthusiastic about sth 迷恋;充满热情;着迷