dotty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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。
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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))dot·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable
crazy Corpus slightly
dotty
dot‧ty /ˈdɒti $ ˈdɑːti/
adjective old-fashioned informal
2. dotty about somebody/something liking or loving someone or something very much:
Gemma’s dotty about horses.
dot‧ty /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 crazyLanguage: Scottish English
Origin: dottle 'stupid person', from dote 'to be stupid' (12-19 centuries)
2. dotty about somebody/something liking or loving someone or something very much: