dottyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈdɒti/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dot n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotted adj.

Consisting of or characterized by dots; marked or covered with dots; dotted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > speckling > speckled

freckledc1380

specked1382

specky1382

splecked1382

peckleda1400

speckleda1400

pleckedc1410

frecknyc1440

sparkled1480

spurtled1513

sprittleda1522

spreckled1535

speckle1536

pickled1552

spink1558

bespecked1565

spanged1582

spinked1588

spangled1590

dotted1601

bespeckled1607

peppery1610

peppered1694

fleckled1700

spankled1703

speckly1705

pounced1727

punctulateda1728

dotty1795

punctulate1845

naevose1847

peckly1859

polka-dotted1872

stippled1876

oatmeal1880

guttulate1887

naevous1890

stipply1892

thrush-breast1896

skittery1955

1795 W. Marshall Rev. Ess. i. vii. in Rev. Landscape 117 All natural objects, which,..appear liney or edgey, spotty or dotty.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXIII. at Mezzo-tinto The grain of the ground, or texture, is more dotty.

1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Feb. 465/2 They present frequently a wide bright central streak, sometimes running uniformly for some distance along it, at times patchy or dotty.

1974 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 71 5016/1 H-2D molecules were distributed all over the surface in a fine to heavy dotty pattern.

2018 Sun (Nexis) 5 June 35 Brighten up your wardrobe with this blue dotty shirt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dottyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈdɒti/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dot v.¹ (compare sense 6 at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotted adj. With sense 2 perhaps compare considerably earlier doty adj.¹

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

1. Esp. of a horse: having a limping, uneven gait; unsteady, wobbly. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > unsteady

staggering1575

tottering1801

shauchly1830

staggery1836

dotty1870

lurching1884

1843 Veterinarian Apr. 230 I trotted him, and observed to the groom I thought he was ‘dotty’.

1870 Sportsman 9 Apr. 4/6 He begins to go a little stiff in his limbs and dotty on his feet.

1936 E. C. Bentley & H. W. Allen Trent's Own Case vii. 73 The Englishman looked sick and a bit dotty.

a. Of a person: mentally confused, esp. in old age; eccentric, slightly mad. Also of ideas, behaviour, etc.: ridiculous, absurd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

egedec1225

cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

aerwittec1275

sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

unwilya1300

nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

foltedc1390

peevishc1400

fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

daffish1470

insapientc1470

gucked?a1500

wanwittya1500

furious1526

insipient1528

seelya1529

dawish?1529

foolage1545

momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

follifulc1550

senseless1565

mopish1568

fondish1579

unsensiblea1586

fondly1587

dizzardly1594

follial1596

featlessc1598

fopperly1599

gowkeda1605

inept1604

simple1604

anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

datelessa1686

noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective]

sickc1340

dottlec1390

doting1489

dotish1509

feeble-minded1534

weak-brained1535

silly1568

fondish1579

lean-witted1597

soft1621

weaka1661

touched1697

muzzy-headed1798

defective1825

wanting1839

half-baked1842

dotty1860

knock-kneed1865

lean-minded1867

doddering1871

weak-minded1883

ninepence in the shilling1889

barmy1892

drippy1952

dipshit1968

1860 C. Darwin Let. 2 Dec. in Corr. (1993) VIII. 507 I am getting old & dotty I suppose.

1948 R. Lehmann Note in Music (ed. 2) iv. 130 Quite wrapped up in herself—with something pretty rum staring out of her eyes. A bit dotty, perhaps.

1971 Times 19 May 16/3 Could it be possible? Or is it simply one of the dottier theories of history?

2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man xvi. 120 Has her mind begun to ramble? Is she dotty?

b. With about, over. Extremely fond of or infatuated with (a person); very enthusiastic about (something).

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1885 Fun 30 Sept. 5 (caption) Is Jones going dotty over these new telegrams?

1898 Evening News (Sydney) 23 Apr. 2/1 She would play the pianner, and sing, too, and every mother's son was clean gone dotty about her.

1974 B. Bainbridge Bottle Factory Outing iii. 40 All foreigners are dotty about their mothers.

2013 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 11 Jan. If you are not one of the fans who are already dotty over Downton Abbey..now is the time to jump on board.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dotty
释义	dottyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈdɒti/, U.S. /ˈdɑdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dot n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotted adj. Consisting of or characterized by dots; marked or covered with dots; dotted. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > speckling > speckled freckledc1380 specked1382 specky1382 splecked1382 peckleda1400 speckleda1400 pleckedc1410 frecknyc1440 sparkled1480 spurtled1513 sprittleda1522 spreckled1535 speckle1536 pickled1552 spink1558 bespecked1565 spanged1582 spinked1588 spangled1590 dotted1601 bespeckled1607 peppery1610 peppered1694 fleckled1700 spankled1703 speckly1705 pounced1727 punctulateda1728 dotty1795 punctulate1845 naevose1847 peckly1859 polka-dotted1872 stippled1876 oatmeal1880 guttulate1887 naevous1890 stipply1892 thrush-breast1896 skittery1955 1795 W. Marshall Rev. Ess. i. vii. in Rev. Landscape 117 All natural objects, which,..appear liney or edgey, spotty or dotty. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXIII. at Mezzo-tinto The grain of the ground, or texture, is more dotty. 1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Feb. 465/2 They present frequently a wide bright central streak, sometimes running uniformly for some distance along it, at times patchy or dotty. 1974 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 71 5016/1 H-2D molecules were distributed all over the surface in a fine to heavy dotty pattern. 2018 Sun (Nexis) 5 June 35 Brighten up your wardrobe with this blue dotty shirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dottyadj.² Brit. /ˈdɒti/, U.S. /ˈdɑdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dot v.¹ (compare sense 6 at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dotted adj. With sense 2 perhaps compare considerably earlier doty adj.¹ colloquial (originally and chiefly British). 1. Esp. of a horse: having a limping, uneven gait; unsteady, wobbly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > unsteady staggering1575 tottering1801 shauchly1830 staggery1836 dotty1870 lurching1884 1843 Veterinarian Apr. 230 I trotted him, and observed to the groom I thought he was ‘dotty’. 1870 Sportsman 9 Apr. 4/6 He begins to go a little stiff in his limbs and dotty on his feet. 1936 E. C. Bentley & H. W. Allen Trent's Own Case vii. 73 The Englishman looked sick and a bit dotty. 2. a. Of a person: mentally confused, esp. in old age; eccentric, slightly mad. Also of ideas, behaviour, etc.: ridiculous, absurd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] sickc1340 dottlec1390 doting1489 dotish1509 feeble-minded1534 weak-brained1535 silly1568 fondish1579 lean-witted1597 soft1621 weaka1661 touched1697 muzzy-headed1798 defective1825 wanting1839 half-baked1842 dotty1860 knock-kneed1865 lean-minded1867 doddering1871 weak-minded1883 ninepence in the shilling1889 barmy1892 drippy1952 dipshit1968 1860 C. Darwin Let. 2 Dec. in Corr. (1993) VIII. 507 I am getting old & dotty I suppose. 1948 R. Lehmann Note in Music (ed. 2) iv. 130 Quite wrapped up in herself—with something pretty rum staring out of her eyes. A bit dotty, perhaps. 1971 Times 19 May 16/3 Could it be possible? Or is it simply one of the dottier theories of history? 2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man xvi. 120 Has her mind begun to ramble? Is she dotty? b. With about, over. Extremely fond of or infatuated with (a person); very enthusiastic about (something). ΚΠ 1885 Fun 30 Sept. 5 (caption) Is Jones going dotty over these new telegrams? 1898 Evening News (Sydney) 23 Apr. 2/1 She would play the pianner, and sing, too, and every mother's son was clean gone dotty about her. 1974 B. Bainbridge Bottle Factory Outing iii. 40 All foreigners are dotty about their mothers. 2013 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 11 Jan. If you are not one of the fans who are already dotty over Downton Abbey..now is the time to jump on board. 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