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dotty

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒti/

The English word “dotty” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
  2. Having an unsteady gait.
  3. Having many dots.

noun

  1. A shotgun.

Etymology

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

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