dotty
/ˈdɑ.ti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.50 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A shotgun.
name
A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dottie.
Example Sentences
- "My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty."
- "Knockers in this part of the world seem intended for ornament only, — nobody seems to pay any attention to them when they’re used. The old lady upstairs must be either deaf or dotty."
- ""Good God! I don't want another accident here. I should go dotty if I had to face all that again.""
- "Mr. Fox stopped digging and stared at Badger as though he had gone completely dotty. "My dear old furry frump," he said, "do you know anyone in the whole world who wouldn't swipe a few chickens if their children were starving to death?""
- "JILL: Horses? ... You're really dotty, aren't you? ... What do you mean?"
- "Look at the dotty pattern on that cheetah's fur."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɑ.ti/
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Dated