dotty

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.

   My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty.

2. adjective Having an unsteady gait.
3. adjective Having many dots.

   Look at the dotty pattern on that cheetah's fur.

4. noun A shotgun.

Similar words

barmy batty loony bats bonkers kooky crazy insane wacky daft

Often followed by

and was old had said dimple about as is

Word family

dottier dottiest dottily dottiness dottinesses